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Online Forensic Training: Introduction to Basic Crime Scene Investigation

Welcome to Basic Crime Scene Investigations

Week 1: Basic Crime Scene Investigations: History and Locard's Exchange Principle

Week 2: Basic Crime Scene Investigations: Scene Diagramming and Sketches

Introduction and Objectives
Week 2: Live Lecture Zoom Invite
Q&A Session (63:12)
Week 2 Recorded Lecture (57:51)
Week 2: Reading Assignment Crime Scene Sketch
Week 2: Reading Assignment Triangulation Method in Crime Scene Investigations
Case Reading: Unusual Suicide Note
Review Video: Crime Scene Sketch
Assignment/Homework: Hands-On Training: Create a Scene Diagram from Scene Sketch
Assignment/Discussion Board: Case Study
Assignment/Homework: Hands-On Training: Create Scene Diagram
Supplemental Materials
New Lecture

Week 3: Basic Crime Scene Investigations: Contamination and Errors

Introduction and Objectives
Week 3 Recorded Lecture (61:55)
Week 3: Live Lecture Presentation
Q&A Session (65:46)
Week 3: Reading Assignment: The Impact of Mishandling Evidence
Week 3: Crime Scene Investigations Quiz #3
Video Review: How Crime Scene Mistakes Can Ruin an Investigation
Assignment/Video Watch + Discussion Board: The Real CSI
Assignment/Discussion Board: What are some best practices to decrease/avoid contamination errors at a scene?
Assignment/Homework: Justify Systematic Approach to a Scene
Assignment/Homework: Hands-On Training: Record Your Crime Scene
Supplemental Materials

Week 4: Basic Crime Scene Investigations: Photography Views and Case Investigation

Conclusion of Online Basic Crime Scene Training Program

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