New Jersey Institute Of Technology

FRSC 307

COURSE INFORMATION
Course Description: T hi s cour s e gi ves a n ov er vi ew of the ca rd i na l pr i ncip les a nd
techni q ues of crim e scene i nves ti ga ti on, wi th a n emp has is on a r ig or ous
s ci enti fi c a pp r oa ch. S tud ents wi ll b e i ntr od uced to: cr im e s cene d ocum enta ti on,
s k etches, a nd p hotogr ap hy ; s p ecia li zed tech ni q ues for the recog ni ti on a nd
enha ncem ent of p hy sica l evi d ence; p r epar ati on a nd mai ntena nce of ca s e fold er s
for r ecor ds i ncludi ng notes , sk etches, photog ra p hs, a nd
conta cts /com m uni ca ti ons ; comm uni ca ti on of r es ults a nd p repa ra ti on of for ma l
r ep or ts ; a nd et hi cs and bi as i n crim e s cene i nv es tig a ti on. T he p ri ma ry ai m of
the cours e i s to i ntr od uce s tud ents to s ci enti fi c phi los ophy , i nteg ri ty, CSI
p r oced ur es , a nd the role of the crim e scene i nv es tig a tor .
Number of Credits: 4
Prerequisites: F R S C 2 0 1
Course-Section and Instructor
Course-Section Instructor
FRSC 307-102 Dr. Kevin Parmelee
T 8:30-11:20pm (TIER 209) Office:
W 11:30-1:25pm (FMH 314) Office Hours: By appointment
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Required Textbook:
Title An Introduction to Crime Scene Investigation
Author Aric Dutelle
Edition 4
Publisher Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN # 978-1-284-16467-1
and additional readings as assigned.
University-wide Withdrawal Date: The last day to withdraw with a W is Monday, April 4, 2022. It will be
strictly enforced.
Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, students will:
• Apply crime scene procedures and techniques to reveal physical evidence.
• Use the appropriate techniques to document the crime scene (notes, sketches, 3D scans, photography
and video).
• Recognize, enhance, document, collect, handle, and package physical evidence using field-specific
techniques.
• Maintain chain of custody.
• Identify and describe common field tests for the presumptive identification and enhancement of
different types of physical evidence.
• Reconstruct a crime scene, including basic bloodstain pattern analysis and shooting scene trajectory
analysis.
• Organize management of a crime scene, including allocation of personnel, resources, and time.
• Code of ethics for CSI’s.
• Articulate the necessity of ethics in forensics and CSI and the potential ethical problems.
• Evaluate the physical evidence for a criminal investigation in terms of its significance.
• Identify applications of scientific investigative methods when examining crime scenes and physical
evidence.
• Describe how science is used in the criminal justice system.
• Be able to testify in a clear and unbiased manner as to your findings at a crime scene under both direct
and cross examination
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