Lovely Professional University,Punjab

Format For Instruction Plan [for Courses with only Lectures ]

Course No. BTY883
CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION

Course Title:

L: 3

T: 0

P: 0

Cr: 3

Course Planner :-

12509 :: Priyanka Kapoor

TextBook

1. 1Techniques of crime scene investigation-Barry A.J.Fisher CRC press 7th edition

Other Specific Books

2. 3.
Other Readings

3. Criminalistics: an introduction to forensic science,Richard Saferstein - Law - 1981 Practical crime scene processing and investigation by Ross M. Gardner.

Sr. No.

Jouranls atricles as compulsary readings (specific articles, Complete reference)

4 5

Police, Plus Perjury Equals Polygraphy Journal article by Donald A. Dripps; Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, Vol. 86, 1996 Journal of clinical neurology, John S. Ebersole, MD,December 2009 - Volume 26 - Issue 6

Relevant Websites

Sr. No.

Web adress

(only if relevant to the courses)

Salient Features

6 7

http://www.mafs2009.com/pdf/13.pdf http://journals.lww.com/clinicalneurophys/Citation/1985/04000/Neonatal_Polygrap hy_in_Full_Term_and_Premature.2.aspx

Crime scene security and documentation Polygraph, lie detection

Detailed Plan For Lectures

Week No. Lecture No. Topic Chapters/Sections of Textbook/other reference Homework to be Assigned to students Pedagogical tool Demonstration/case study/images/anmation ctc. planned

Part 1

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Week 1

Lecture 1 Lecture 2 Lecture 3

Introduction: History & Development of Forensic Science Modus operandi Scope and need of Forensic Science Principles and Branches of Forensic science Tools & Techniques

Book :1,2/pg25-28 Book :1,2/Pg-10 Book :2,2/pg11 Book :1,2/2.1-2.2/2 Book :1,2/2.1-2.2/2
HomeWork 1 Allocation

Csi/legaldictionary.swf

Week 2

Lecture 4 Lecture 5

Csi/hiring andfiringMSBAArticle.FI NAL5-704.swf

Term Paper 1 Allocation HomeWork 1 Submission

Lecture 6
Week 3

Protection of scene Documentation ( Including Photography & Sketching), Investigation methods Nature, Location, Collection & Preservation of evidences. Physical Evidence: Types, Significance, Classification, Stages in analysis Biological Evidence: Types, Significance, Classification, Stages in analysis

Book :1,5/Pg-75 Book :1,5/Pg-79-88 Book :1,11/Pg287-295 Book :1,1/pg4-7 Book :1,8/pg199-215

Lecture 7 Lecture 8 Lecture 9

Week 4

Lecture 10

Class test based on homework 1 Submission

Part 2
Week 4

Lecture 11 Lecture 12

Blood and its detection Saliva- and its detection Bite marks Bite marks - its identification and individualization Glass: Types, Composition, Forensic Examination, Interpretation Soil: Types, Composition, Forensic Examination, Interpretation Paint: Types, Composition, Forensic Examination, Interpretation

Book :1,8/pg199-215 Book :2,6/pg189-200 Book :1,9/240 Book :1,9/240 Book :1,7/Pg176 Book :1,7/Pg173 Book :1,7/Pg158
HomeWork 2 Submission HomeWork 2 Allocation

Week 5

Lecture 13 Lecture 14 Lecture 15

Week 6

Lecture 16 Lecture 17

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Week 6 Week 7

Lecture 18 Lecture 19 Lecture 20 Lecture 21

Miscellaneous clue material: Types, Composition, Miscellaneous clue material: Forensic Examination, Interpretation Miscellaneous clue material: Forensic Examination, Interpretation Revision

Book :1,7/Pg184 Book :1,7/Pg184 Book :1,7/Pg184 Book :1,

Class test based on homework 2 Submission

MID-TERM
Part 3
Week 8

Lecture 22 Lecture 23 Lecture 24

Footprints Foot Impressions Road accidents Tyre Marks: Forensic Examination, Interpretation Tool Marks Forensic Entomology-introduction To calculate Time of death patterns of fingerprints

Book :1,9/Pg226-232 Book :1,9/pg233 Book :1,15/Pg357 Book :1,7/7.2-7.4/2 Book :1,9/Pg244-251 ->Reference :3,7Pg- 220-232 ->Reference :3,7Pg- 220-232 Book :1,7/pg160

HomeWork 3 Allocation

Week 9

Lecture 25 Lecture 26 Lecture 27

HomeWork 3 Submission

Week 10

Lecture 28 Lecture 29

Class test based on homework 3 Submission

Part 4
Week 10 Week 11

Lecture 30 Lecture 31 Lecture 32 Lecture 33

detection of fingerprints Latent Fingerprints Criminology Concept & Definition of Crime Causes of Crime

->Reference :1,7 pg167 ->Reference :1,7 pg167 Book :2,2/Pg58-59 Book :2,2/Pg58-59
HomeWork 4 Allocation Term Paper 1 Submission

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Part 4
Week 12

Lecture 34 Lecture 35 Lecture 36

Criminal Behavior & Psychology Forensic Psychology: Truth & Deception, Psychology of Lying Methods of Lie Detection: Polygraphy Narco- Analysis

Book :2,2/Pg58-59 Book :2,1/pg15/3 ->Reference :2,10pg 427-439 ->Reference :7,

HomeWork 4 Submission

Csi/brainmap.swf

Week 13

Lecture 37

Class test based on homework 4 Submission

Csi/sister-AbhayaMurder -narcoanalysisCD(320X24 0) Csi/brain.swf

Lecture 38 Lecture 39

Brain-Fingerprinting REvision

Book :2,16/Pg407-425/3 Book :1,

Spill Over
Week 14

Lecture 40 Lecture 41 Lecture 42

Legal Acceptability of Forensic evidence legal aspects of Lie detection Expert Evidence Presentation of Report, Evidence and data in Court

Book :7, Book :6, ->Reference :2,2pg 22-25 ->Reference :2,2pg 22-25 Csi/legaldictionary.swf Csi/legaldictionary.swf

Week 15

Lecture 43

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Details of homework and case studies plan

Homework No. Topic of the Homework Nature of homework (group/individuals/field work

Homework 1

IntIntroduction: Modus operandi, Scope, Need ,Principles of Forensic Science, Tools & Techniques, Branches Ethics: Protection of scene Documentation Collection & Preservation,Physical and Biological evidences blood, saliva Glass, Soil,Paint and Miscellaneous evidences, Foot prints Tyre,tool marks, bite marks, fiorensic entomology,Concept and causesCrime Forensic Psycology, Narcoanalysis, brain fingerprinting, Lie deection

Individual

Homework 2 Homework 3 Homework 4

Individual Individual Individual

*Normally all the homeworks shall be submitted online but in special courses where homeworks cannot be submited online , the insructor can edit the mode of submission while entering the IP Details

Scheme for CA:out of 100*

Component Frequency Out of (If any) Marks for each Total Marks

Homework Class test based on homework Term Paper

3 3 1

4 4

7 18 25
Total :-

21 54 25
100

* In ENG courses wherever the total exceeds 100, consider x best out of y components of CA, as explained in teacher's guide available on the UMS

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List of suggested topics for term paper[at least 15] (Student to spend about 15 hrs on any one specified term paper)
Sr. No. Topic

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Processing the Crime Scene Pressure effect on Bite Marks Effect of temperature during developing Fingerprints Footprints Drugs case related to GSR Lie detection case related to Arson To establish that is it a murder or succide Role of Invesyigating officer Narcotics PCR based technology Casting Impressions Cosmetics as physical evidence Illicit drugs

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