Program Overview

Forensic and Crime Scene Investigation

Overview

This module provides an introduction to forensic and crime scene investigation as it applies to the criminal justice system through an understanding of processes and personnel involved from crime scene through to court.

Course Details

Credits: 10, Level: 4

Forensic & Crime Scene Sciences

Course Overview

Summer University

• Start date: Starts Tuesday 3 June, Tuesday and Thursdays for 4 weeks, 6.00pm-9.00pm
• Age restriction: Due to the content and delivery of our Summer University courses, it is advised that applicants are aged 16+ at the time of enrolment. If you are applying for an online course and are under the age of 18 at the time of enrolment, you must provide a completed parental consent form.

Where You Study

• Middlesbrough Campus

What You Study

Content

• Stages of investigation
• Understanding the crime scene
• The exchange principle
• Contamination
• Persistence
• Transfer
• Crime Scene Investigation
• Evidence recording, recovery, analysis, interpretation and presentation
• Evidence types – glass, fibres, paint, blood, semen, fingerprint etc.

Roles

• First Officer attending
• Crime Scene Examiner
• The Investigator
• Forensic Scientists
• Police scientific support staff

How You Are Assessed

• In-course assessment

Entry Requirements

• No formal entry requirements needed
• International applicants: must have an IELTS overall score of 5.5 or higher.

Part-time Entry

• Fee for applicants: £50
• Length: Credits: 10, Level: 4
• Start date: Starts Tuesday 3 June, Tuesday and Thursdays for 4 weeks, 6.00pm-9.00pm

Also of Interest

• Crime Scene Science BSc (Hons)
• Crime and Investigation BSc (Hons)
• Forensic & Crime Scene Sciences