INVESTIGATIVE BASICS

Catalog description

In this course students will continue learning about criminal procedure with special focus on the search warrant requirement and the exceptions to it. Students will learn the role of law enforcement communication and how to apply specific communication skills and strategies in a variety of simulated situations including under stress or while in simulated danger. Students will learn to recognize, process, and preserve physical evidence, including an introduction to collecting and packaging evidence. (Prerequisite: 10-504-203 Fundamentals of Patrol; Corequisites: all 10-504-XXX courses in the current semester)