The Crime Scene Technician certificate program is designed to provide students with a foundational understanding of the analytical procedures employed by crime scene technicians. The program covers essential skills including: documenting a crime scene, providing lawful justification for a crime scene search, searching a crime scene, preparing courtroom testimony, and maintaining crime scene resources.
A study of the concept of social order, examining criminal law. Crime is defined and examined as is criminal responsibility, mental state, physical act and other fundamental legal doctrines.
Focuses on the application of crime scene search, processing, and collection techniques taught in Basic Crime Scene Investigation. Emphasis is placed on the demonstration of knowledge of crime scene investigation through scene examination and processing.
Focuses on the application of Constitutional law. Procedural responsibilities of the police as they apply to the constitutional rights of the individual will be emphasized.
Focuses on the study and application of the scientific method to crime scene reconstruction by using bloodstain pattern analysis and bullet trajectory analysis.
Focuses on the strategies and techniques of documenting a crime scene with the use of a camera and digital image processing software. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the exposure triangle.