NATS 2015 Evidence and Crime Scene Management

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Credit Points 10

Legacy Code 300935

Coordinator Robert Ebeyan Opens in new window

Description Evidence and Crime Scene Management is a unit designed to provide students with an understanding and knowledge of critical principles associated with the management of evidence and sites considered as crime scenes. The unit is particularly designed for students wishing to enter professional domains involving; policing, nursing, animal welfare, workplace investigators, health inspectors, WHS officers, fire investigation, council and park rangers, social welfare, environmental protection, fraud and insurance investigation and others where the collection of evidence is a component of professional practice within the discipline. The unit covers topics such as; recognition of various evidence, the recording and documentation of evidence, crime scene or site photography, managing scenes, maintaining evidence integrity, sexual assault evidence, the reporting and presentation of evidence in court and others.

School Science

Discipline Forensic Science

Student Contribution Band HECS Band 2 10cp

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Level Undergraduate Level 2 subject

Equivalent Subjects NATS 2014 - Evidence and Crime Scene Management

Incompatible Subjects NATS 2010 - Crime Scene Investigation

Restrictions Successful completion of 40 credit points. Students enrolled in 3589 Bachelor of Science (Forensic Science) or in MT3022 Forensic Science are not eligible to take this subject as an elective.

Assessment

The following table summarises the standard assessment tasks for this subject. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated, where there is a difference your Learning Guide takes precedence.

Item Length Percent Threshold Individual/Group Task
Online Quiz 1 hour 20 N Individual
Laboratory Workbook 1,000 Words 10 N Individual
Spot Test 30 minutes 10 N Individual
Simulated Crime Scene 2 hours 20 N Individual
Final Exam 2 hours 40 N Individual
Attendance: Practical Workshop at Hawkesbury Campus 15 hours (5 x 3hrs over 3 days) N/A Y Individual

Prescribed Texts

  • Sutton, R., Trueman, Keith, & Moran, Christopher. (2016). Crime Scene Management : Scene Specific Methods. (2nd ed.).

Teaching Periods