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Technical
Programs
in Crime Scene Management
The Crime
Scene Management Program focuses on crime scene investigations and
the collection, preservation, packaging, transportation, and
documentation of physical evidence left at the crime scene. The
program is an extension of LSUE's nationally recognized associate
degree program in fire and emergency services and was also developed
in conjunction with the associate degree program in criminal
justice.
Professionals responding to crimes may be crime scene investigators,
arson investigators, or evidence recovery technicians. Regardless of
the job title, the forensic specialists handling crime scenes must
be well versed in all areas of recognition, documentation, and
recovery of physical evidence and must know how to preserve evidence
for laboratory processing.
Students in
the program learn the importance of correctly handling evidence from
the outset of an investigation. An entire criminal investigation can
hinge on the initial responder properly identifying and securing the
scene to restrict access and prevent evidence destruction.
Investigators must be able to collect both physical evidence and
testimonies from witnesses to prove that a crime has been committed,
to establish key elements of a crime, to link suspects to the crime,
to identify a victim, and to exonerate the innocent.
The
technical programs are composed only of technical courses and do not
include general education courses that are required in associate
degree and other certificate programs. However, courses completed in
technical diploma, certificate, and competency area programs may be
applied toward associate degrees and certificates.
All course
work in the program must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.
Additionally, course substitutions will be highly restricted and can
be approved only by the Head, Division of Business and Technology.
Technical Diploma:
Crime Scene Management
Students who complete the Certificate of
Technical Studies: Evidence Recovery Program can apply those credits
toward the Technical Diploma: Crime Scene Management. The diploma
program includes criminal justice courses in interviewing and
interrogation, offering testimony in legal proceedings, and writing
reports. Students can also expand their knowledge of chemical,
biological, and radiological evidence and learn to use computers to
sketch crime scenes. They take courses that pull together all that
they have learned so that they can serve as crime scene managers.
|
Course |
Course Title |
Sem. Hrs. |
|
CTS: Evidence Recovery
Technology * |
|
* 33 |
|
Criminal Justice 2310
|
Interviewing and
Interrogation |
3 |
|
Criminal Justice
2320 |
Testifying for
Criminal Justice Professionals
|
3 |
|
Criminal Justice
2300
|
Criminal Justice
Report Writing
|
3 |
|
Fire Science 2510
or Criminal Justice
2153
|
Fire and Emergency Law or
Criminal and Related Law |
3 |
|
Forensic Science
2242
|
Chemical,
Biological and Radiological Evidence
|
3 |
|
Forensic Science
2238
|
Crime Scene
Computer Sketching
|
3 |
|
Forensic Science
2239
|
Crime Scene
Investigation |
3 |
|
Forensic Science
2240
|
Crime Scene
Management |
|
|
Total
Semester Hours |
|
57 |
|
* See
below for the curricula for the Certificate of Technical
Studies in Medical Records and Health Information
Technology. |
Certificate of Technical Studies:
Evidence Recovery Technology
Students in the Certificate of Technical
Studies: Evidence Recovery Technology Program will complete any one
of the four Technical Competency Areas and take courses that will
give them professional expertise in collecting and processing a
variety of evidence including photographs of the scene, physical
evidence, fingerprints, other impressions left at the scene, and
biological evidence.
|
Course |
Course Title |
Sem. Hrs. |
|
TCA in Arson
Investigation/Evidence Technology , or
TCA in
Hazardous Materials/Evidence Technology, or
TCA in
Criminal Justice/Evidence Technology, or
TCA in Security Management/Evidence Technology |
|
15 |
|
Forensic Science 2231
|
Crime Scene Photography
|
3 |
|
Forensic Science 2232
|
Forensic Digital Imaging and Photography
|
3 |
|
Forensic Science 2233
|
Physical Evidence
|
3 |
|
Forensic Science 2234
|
Fingerprints Recovery,
Classification, Preservation
|
3 |
|
Forensic Science 2241
|
Impression Analysis |
3 |
|
Forensic Science 2236
|
Biological Evidence
|
3 |
| Total
Semester Hours |
|
33 |
Technical Competency Areas
The program includes curricula in four Technical Competency
Areas (TCAs). Students may then apply credits from TCAs toward a
technical certificate and then apply the certificate credits toward
the Technical Diploma in Crime Scene Management.
TCA: Criminal Justice/Evidence
Technology
The criminal
justice/evidence technician is usually a police officer who
specializes in such diverse fields as chemical and microscopic
analysis, handwriting and fingerprint identification, or crime scene
processing. Evidence technicians help secure, document, process, and
transport evidence while keeping meticulous records of the chain of
evidence.
|
Course |
Course Title |
Sem. Hrs. |
|
Criminal Justice 2151
|
Criminal Investigation
|
3 |
|
Forensic Science 2230
|
Introduction to Forensic Science
|
3 |
|
Criminal Justice 1107
|
Introduction to Criminal Justice
|
3 |
|
Criminal Justice 2131
|
Police Process |
3 |
|
Criminal Justice 2132
|
Judicial Process
|
3 |
| Total
Semester Hours |
|
15 |
TCA: Security Management/Evidence Technology
The security
management/evidence technician works in businesses and government
agencies to protect against fire, theft, vandalism, terrorism, and
illegal activity. These technicians protect their employer's
investment, enforce laws on the property, and deter criminal
activity. For example, in factories, laboratories, government
buildings, data processing centers, and military bases, security
officers protect information, products, computer codes, and defense
secrets and check the credentials of people and vehicles entering
and leaving the premises.
|
Course |
Course Title |
Sem. Hrs. |
|
Forensic Science 2230
|
Introduction to Forensic Science |
3 |
|
Criminal Justice 2151
|
Criminal Investigation
|
3 |
|
Management 2705
|
Security Management |
3 |
|
Forensic Science 2000
|
Hazards, Disasters, and the Environment |
3 |
|
Forensic Science 2010
|
Fundamentals:
Emergency Management |
3 |
| Total
Semester Hours |
|
15 |
TCA: Hazardous Materials/Evidence Technology
Responsibilities of the hazardous materials evidence technician
include identifying, removing, packaging, transporting, and
disposing of various hazardous materials, such as asbestos, lead,
biological, chemical, radioactive and nuclear materials. These
materials can be from a terrorist attack, criminal activity, or
public or industrial accident.
|
Course |
Course Title |
Sem. Hrs. |
|
Forensic Science 1102
|
Hazardous Materials
|
3 |
|
Forensic Science 1103
|
Advanced Hazardous Materials
|
3 |
|
Forensic Science 2002
|
Hazwoper
Management
|
3 |
|
Forensic Science 2230
|
Introduction
to Forensic Science |
3 |
|
Criminal Justice 2151
|
Criminal Investigation |
3 |
| Total
Semester Hours |
|
15 |
TCA: Arson Investigation/Evidence Technology
The arson
investigation/evidence technician secures, documents, and
investigates all fire scenes for evidence of arson. The technician
is also responsible for the transportation and proper storage of all
fire evidence.
|
Course |
Course Title |
Sem. Hrs. |
|
Forensic Science 1101
|
Principles of Combustion
|
3 |
|
Forensic Science 2230
|
Introduction to Forensic Science
|
3 |
|
Criminal Justice 2151
|
Criminal Investigation
|
3 |
|
Forensic Science 2235
|
Principles of Arson Investigation
|
3 |
|
Forensic Science 2237
|
Advanced Arson Investigation
|
3 |
| Total
Semester Hours |
|
15 |
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