School Of ScienceEvidence and Crime Scene ManagementWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 300935.3
Discipline: FORENSIC SCIENCE
Student Contribution Band: 2
Level: 2
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
300746 - Evidence and Crime Scene Management
Incompatible Units
300873 - Crime Scene Investigation
Unit Enrolment 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 unit as an elective.
About this Unit
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.
Courses| 1844.2 | Bachelor of Policing | CURRENT |
| 2743.11 | Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws | CONTINUING |
| 3675.4 | Bachelor of Science | CONTINUING |
| 3733.1 | Bachelor of Medical Science (Forensic Mortuary Practice) | CONTINUING |
| 3733.2 | Bachelor of Medical Science (Forensic Mortuary Practice) | CURRENT |
| 3754.1 | Bachelor of Science | CONTINUING |
| 3756.1 | Bachelor of Science (Pathway to Teaching Primary/Secondary) | CONTINUING |
| 3757.1 | Bachelor of Advanced Science | CONTINUING |
| 3763.1 | Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts | CONTINUING |
| 3764.1 | Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of International Studies | CONTINUING |
| 4748.3 | Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Business | CONTINUING |
| 6002.1 | Diploma in Science/Bachelor of Medical Science | CONTINUING |
| 6004.1 | Diploma in Science/Bachelor of Science | CONTINUING |
| 6043.1 | Diploma in Science/Bachelor of Science | CONTINUING |
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