Description
The professional investigator must have finely tuned knowledge, skills and abilities to be successful. This advanced investigations class will cover in detail such topics as proper interrogation techniques, questioning of victims/witnesses, interpreting evidence including ballistics and knife wounds, properly conducting eyewitness identifications (e.g., lineups, photo arrays), understanding and interpreting crime scenes, among many others. This course also will develop students' abilities to properly testify about the investigating--both in the courtroom and outside. This will also necessitate proper report writing techniques as well. This course will use role play, guest professional investigators, real-life cases and visit local area investigative units to hone the student's investigative understanding. This course will involve detailed explanations of cases involving, but not limited to, special victims and homicides. The course will involve graphic and specific details of actual cr