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Crime Scene Management - Certificate

Learn how to handle a crime scene with courses in forensics; identification, documentation, and processing of evidence; justice administration and more. Courses meet certification requirements of the International Association for Identification as a Crime Scene Technician/Analyst, Levels I-III.  Complete this program by taking classes exclusively on weekdays, exclusively on evenings/weekends, or in a combination of day, evening and weekend classes.

What can I do with this certificate?
Career options: Become a crime scene technician/analyst.

Academic options:  Apply your AJS courses toward an associate degree in Administration of Justice.

Locations: Community Campus

Department/Contact Information:  Division Dean/Lead Faculty: 206-6350

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Course # Course Title Credits
Required Core Courses
CSM 100 Introduction to Photographic Equipment and Procedures 1
CSM 101 Criminalistics 2
CSM 102 Crime Scene Photography 1
CSM 103 Latent Processing 1
CSM 104 Fingerprint Identification 3
CSM 105 Blood Pattern Documentation 0.5
CSM 106 Ballistics 0.5
CSM 107 Courtroom Testimony and Report Writing 0.5
Subtotal 9.5
Required Support Courses
AJS 101 Introduction to Administration of Justice Systems 3
AJS 124 Ethics and the Administration of Justice
 or LEN 105   Ethics and Leadership in Law Enforcement   
AJS 201 Rules of Evidence 3
CHM or BIO Any Chemistry or Biology Course 4
Subtotal 13
Total 22.5