Crime Scene Investigation CSI QLS Level 3

This course focuses on the work of forensic science professionals, taking you through crime scene management and what procedures are necessary for a thorough crime scene investigation. The course will finally conclude with an outline of how evidence from a CSI case is presented in a court room before a judge.

Course Content

Unit 1: An Introduction to Forensic Science

• Introduction
• What is Forensic Science?
• Locards Principle of Exchange
• The beginnings of forensic science
• Who and what?
• Specialist forensic services

Unit 2 Scene Management

• Introduction
• Identifying a crime scene
• The location of the scene
• Crime scene procedures

Unit 3 Crime Scene Evidence Part 1 - Biological Evidence

• Key areas of biological forensic evidence
• DNA
• DNA Extraction
• Fingerprints
• Odontology
• Blood spatter analysis

Unit 4 Crime Scene Evidence Part 2 − Body Crime Scene

• Removing forensic evidence from a body
• DNA
• Fingerprints from the deceased
• Fibres
• Making an impression
• Crime scene risk assessments
• Legislation affecting the recovery of forensic evidence

Unit 5 Evidence Handling

• Packaged for success
• Recovering the item
• Sealing and labelling evidence
• Reporting the findings
• Different forms of packaging
• Chain of Evidence

Unit 6 Presenting and Preparing Evidence for Court

• Introduction
• Writing a Statement
• Advocate: assessing witness reliability
• The court system