CRJS 205 Criminal Investigations

This course is devoted to orienting the student to the roles and functions of the criminal investigation process and the police patrol officer's role in this process. It includes a discussion of the objectives of criminal investigations, the types of investigations that may involve patrol officers, an overview of basic investigation techniques, and crime scene security, a consideration of crime scene searches, and an overview of the police officer's handling of evidence. Each of these topics calls attention to the legitimate and important role that police patrol officers play in the criminal investigations process.

Criminal Investigation: A Method for Reconstructing the Past, Third Edition, James W. Osterburg & Richard H. Ward (2000)

Anderson Publishing

 ISBN 0-87084-330-3