FORENSIC PHOTOGRAPHY AND CRIME SCENE PLANIMETRY

Catalog description

The course will provide method analysis and photography techniques from a legal perspective. The study of photography as a graphic objective of the condition in which the crime scene is developed. Study of the crime scene with the purpose of establishing conditions for the evidence found. Study of the diagram or sketch that is elaborated in the crime scene. The course also provides an establishment of specific cri me motives where the results become favorable to solve criminal cases. At the end of the course, the student will be able to: Apply the techniques for taking forensic photographs at the crime scene, apply the techniques for the development of forensic drawings at the crime scene, apply search methods, perimeter development in crime scene. In addition, the student will demonstrate that they have acquired the following skills: communication skills by writing correctly and expressing themselves orally properly. Use terminology appropriate to the graduate level in their oral and written discourse; Critical Thinking by applying critical thinking skills in forensic scientific investigation and decision making, as well as in solving problems and situations; informa tion proficiency by demonstrating the ability to recognize the need for information, how to locate it, and how to evaluate it correctly. Use reliable sources of information; technology proficiency in using technology effectively, including hardware, softwa re, and applications relevant to their discipline; of ethics and diversity as well as social responsibility by becoming aware that in the performance of their work they must always act ethically, legally and with social responsibility; scientific reasoning by demonstrating mastery of Forensic Science knowledge and relevant scientific assumptions in crime scene investigation; of forensic investigation when carrying out forensic scientific investigations with the purpose of achieving the clarification of cases and their eventual judicial prosecution. .