JUS 221 - Criminal Investigation

3-0-3
Credit Hours: 3

The principles and methods of investigating criminal offenses will be discussed, to include: history, theories and problems of criminal investigations; crime scene searches; collection, preservation and the recording of physical evidence; impartial gathering of information; interview and interrogation methods; identification of modus operandi and sources of information; scientific and technological aids to investigating; and the development and handling of confidential informants. 

Prerequisite

JUS 101