Course Code:              (CRIM-6120)

Credit Hours:                     03

Instructor: MUHAMMAD ZAIN UL ABIDIN

Email: [email protected]

DESCRIPTION & OBJECTIVES

This course presents the fundamentals of criminal investigation, the duties and responsibilities of investigators both in the field and in the courtroom. Emphasis is placed on techniques and procedures that investigative personnel commonly use to analyze various types of crimes in an attempt to solve them. After studying this course, the student is expected to be able to:

1. Explain and discuss relevant investigative theory(ies).
2. Describe and discourse the collection and preservation of evidence.
3. Identify and give an account of sources of information.
4. Explain and discuss techniques of interview and interrogation.
5. Describe the uses of forensic sciences.
6. Determine with discussion some case for trial preparation

READINGS

1. Bennett, W. & Hess, K. (2010). Criminal investigation, 9e. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth
2. Michael Birzer& Cliff Roberson 2011 Introduction to Criminal Investigation 1st Edition, CRC Press
3. Bloch, P. B. (1992). The Chemical Investigation. Washington, D. C.: National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice.
4. Mauriello, Thomas P. (2018). Criminal Investigation Handbook (formerly Police Investigation Handbook), LexisNexis publishers, New York.
5. Ian Pepper 2010 Crime Scene Investigation: Methods and Procedures 2nd Edition, Open University Press

CONTENTS

1.         Introduction:

1. Evolution
2. Legal aspects of investigation

2.         The Investigative Process and the Crime Scene:

1. Organization of the crime scene investigation
2. Types of crime scenes
3. Search procedures and documentation
4. Role of the investigator during the trial process

3.         Organization and Facilities of an Investigative Unit:

1. Principles of Criminal Investigation
2. Preliminary Investigation’s Manual
3. Intelligence Operations

4.         Legal and Ethical Guideline for Investigators:

1. Stop and Frisk Operation
2. Arrest Procedure
3. Search and Seizure

5.         Physical Evidence:

1. Common types, identification and comparison
2. Class vs. individualization
3. Collection, preserving, packaging

6.         Interviewing and Interrogation:

1. Objectives and techniques for interviewing and interrogation
2. Time, place, and setting for interviewing
3. Understanding witnesses

7.         Field notes and Reporting:

1. Importance of note-taking
2. Incident reports

8.         Follow-up Investigation:

1. Special techniques and resources
2. Intelligence gathering, analytical and investigative tools

9.         Injury and Death Investigations:

1. Establishing cause, types and manner of death
2. Post-mortem observations
3. Wound identification

10.       Sex-Related Offenses:

1. Classification of sex offenses
2. Rape and sex offense investigation including physical evidence

11.       Crimes Against Children:

1. Assaults against children
2. Child abuse and molestation
3. Sudden infant death syndrome
4. Infant abduction

12.       Robbery Investigations:

1. Elements of the crime
2. Typology of robberies
3. Follow-up investigative procedures

13.       Burglary/Theft Investigations:

1. Elements of the crimes
2. Follow-up investigative procedures
3. Vehicle thefts

14.       Other Types of Crimes:

1. Drug abuse
2. Arson and Explosion investigation
3. Computer crimes
4. Terrorism

15.       Technological Advances:

1. Intelligence Gathering Aerial Investigation
2. Data Base Investigation
3. Electronic Investigation
4. Forensic Investigation

COURSE SCHEDULE

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Mid Term: 30 Marks

Sessional: 20 Marks

Quiz: 30%

Presentation: 40%

Participation:  30%

Final exam: 50 Marks

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Note:

• All standard Rules & Regulations are applicable.