LET 275 - Criminal Investigation I

1. define investigation and describe the goals and objectives of any criminal investigation;
2. describe attributes and techniques of a successful investigator;
3. define crime scene and describe the importance of protecting the crime scene;
4. describe methods used to protect the crime scene;
5. identify the methods of recording a crime scene and describe the proper procedures associated with each method;
6. define evidence and describe methods of collecting, preserving, transporting, and analyzing various types of evidence;
7. describe the importance of properly reporting a criminal incident;
8. describe the principles, values, and uses of a proper police report;
9. describe the steps involved in preparing for interviews, interrogation in criminal investigation, and identify common problems encountered in interviewing and interrogation;
10. identify the steps involved in the identification of suspects in criminal investigation and identify common problems encountered during the identification process;
11. describe the basic investigative steps involved in a variety of criminal investigations;
12. describe the steps involved in criminal case preparation including case preparation;  
13. define DNA evidence and describe its value and use in a criminal investigation;
14. define social media and describe its value and use in a criminal investigation.