65008 Crime Scene Investigation and Management

Description

This subject expands on the techniques, methods and interpretation skills required within the forensic science discipline. Students gain the knowledge and skills required to examine, investigate and manage a crime scene drawing on knowledge and skills from Foundations of Forensic Science 65019 and Forensic Inference and Interpretation 65009. The subject allows students to develop an in-depth understanding of industry-relevant crime scene procedures and techniques while learning about some of the more common types of scenes they may encounter in a work environment. Building on this concept, students are also expected to identify and mitigate hazards at the scene and capture, evaluate and exploit a variety of physical evidence in realistic forensic scenarios.

Module 3 of the subject gives students the opportunity to diversify their crime scene skills further by completing An Introduction to Human Remains. In An Introduction to Human Remains, students learn how to detect and process clandestine graves. By the completion of this subject, students are proficient in both the autonomous and collaborative management of complex forensic scenarios.