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Format For Instruction Plan [for Courses with Lectures and Labs

Course No Cours Title Course Planner Lectures Tutorial Practical Credits

BTY883 CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION 12509 :: Priyanka Kapoor 3 0 0 3

Text Book:

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

Other Specific Book:

2 3. Criminalistics: an introduction to forensic science,Richard Saferstein - Law - 1981

3 Practical crime scene processing and investigation –by Ross M. Gardner.

Other Reading

Sr No Jouranls atricles as compulsary readings (specific articles, Complete reference)

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

Sr. (Web adress) (only if relevant to the courses) Salient Features

No.
6 http://www.mafs2009.com/pdf/13.pdf Crime scene security and documentation
7 http://journals.lww.com/clinicalneurophys/Citation/1985/04000/Neonatal_Polygraphy_in_Full_Term_and_Premature.2.aspx Polygraph, lie detection

Detailed Plan For Lectures

Week Number Lecture Number Lecture Topic Chapters/Sections of Homework to be Pedagogical tool
Textbook/other Assigned to students Demonstration/case
reference study/images/anmation ctc.
planned

Part 1
Week 1 Lecture 1 Introduction: History & Development of Forensic Book :1,2/pg25-28
Science
Lecture 2 Modus operandi Book :1,2/Pg-10 Csi/legaldictionary.swf
Lecture 3 Scope and need of Forensic Science Book :2,2/pg11
Week 2 Lecture 4 Principles and Branches of Forensic science Book :1,2/2.1-2.2/2 HomeWork 1 Allocation
Lecture 5 Tools & Techniques Csi/hiring
andfiringMSBAArticle.FINAL5-
704.swf
Lecture 6 Protection of scene Book :1,5/Pg-75 Term Paper 1 Allocation
Week 3 Lecture 7 Documentation ( Including Photography & Book :1,5/Pg-79-88 HomeWork 1 Submission
Sketching), Investigation methods
Lecture 8 Nature, Location, Collection & Preservation of Book :1,11/Pg287-295
evidences.
Lecture 9 Physical Evidence: Types, Significance, Book :1,1/pg4-7
Classification, Stages in analysis
Week 4 Lecture 10 Biological Evidence: Types, Significance, Book :1,8/pg199-215 Class test based on
Classification, Stages in analysis homework 1 Submission

Part 2

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Week 4 Lecture 11 Blood and its detection Book :1,8/pg199-215
Lecture 12 Saliva- and its detection Book :2,6/pg189-200
Week 5 Lecture 13 Bite marks Book :1,9/240 HomeWork 2 Allocation
Lecture 14 Bite marks - its identification and individualization
Lecture 15 Glass: Types, Composition, Forensic Book :1,7/Pg176
Examination, Interpretation
Week 6 Lecture 16 Soil: Types, Composition, Forensic Examination, Book :1,7/Pg173 HomeWork 2 Submission
Interpretation
Lecture 17 Paint: Types, Composition, Forensic Examination, Book :1,7/Pg158
Interpretation
Lecture 18 Miscellaneous clue material: Types, Composition, Book :1,7/Pg184
Week 7 Lecture 19 Miscellaneous clue material: Forensic Book :1,7/Pg184 Class test based on
Examination, Interpretation homework 2 Submission
Lecture 20 Miscellaneous clue material: Forensic
Examination, Interpretation
Lecture 21 Revision Book :1,

MID-TERM
Part 3
Week 8 Lecture 22 Footprints Book :1,9/Pg226-232 HomeWork 3 Allocation
Lecture 23 Foot Impressions Book :1,9/pg233
Lecture 24 Road accidents Book :1,15/Pg357
Week 9 Lecture 25 Tyre Marks: Forensic Examination, Interpretation Book :1,7/7.2-7.4/2 HomeWork 3 Submission
Lecture 26 Tool Marks Book :1,9/Pg244-251
Lecture 27 Forensic Entomology-introduction ->Reference :3,7Pg-
220-232
Week 10 Lecture 28 To calculate Time of death ->Reference :3,7Pg- Class test based on
220-232 homework 3 Submission
Lecture 29 patterns of fingerprints Book :1,7/pg160

Part 4
Week 10 Lecture 30 detection of fingerprints ->Reference :1,7 pg167
Week 11 Lecture 31 Latent Fingerprints ->Reference :1,7 pg167 HomeWork 4 Allocation

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 Lecture 32 Criminology Concept & Definition of Crime Book :2,2/Pg58-59 Term Paper 1 Submission
Lecture 33 Causes of Crime
Week 12 Lecture 34 Criminal Behavior & Psychology Book :2,2/Pg58-59 HomeWork 4 Submission
Lecture 35 Forensic Psychology: Truth & Deception, Book :2,1/pg15/3 Csi/brainmap.swf
Psychology of Lying
Lecture 36 Methods of Lie Detection: Polygraphy ->Reference :2,10pg
427-439
Week 13 Lecture 37 Narco- Analysis ->Reference :7, Class test based on Csi/sister-AbhayaMurder-
homework 4 Submission narcoanalysisCD(320X240)
Lecture 38 Brain-Fingerprinting Book :2,16/Pg407- Csi/brain.swf
425/3
Lecture 39 REvision Book :1,

Spill Over
Week 14 Lecture 40 Legal Acceptability of Forensic evidence Book :7,
Lecture 41 legal aspects of Lie detection Book :6, Csi/legaldictionary.swf
Lecture 42 Expert Evidence ->Reference :2,2pg 22-
25
Week 15 Lecture 43 Presentation of Report, Evidence and data in ->Reference :2,2pg 22- Csi/legaldictionary.swf
Court 25

Details of homework and case studies

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, Individual
Branches Ethics: Protection of scene Documentation Collection & Preservation,Physical and Biological
evidences
Homework 2 blood, saliva Glass, Soil,Paint and Miscellaneous evidences, Foot prints Individual
Homework 3 Tyre,tool marks, bite marks, fiorensic entomology,Concept and causesCrime Individual
Homework 4 Forensic Psycology, Narcoanalysis, brain fingerprinting, Lie deection Individual

Scheme for CA:out of 100*

Component
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 Frequency

Out Of

Homework 3
Class test based on homework 3
Term Paper 1
Total :- 50 100

* 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

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 Processing the Crime Scene

2 Pressure effect on Bite Marks

3 Effect of temperature during developing Fingerprints
4 Footprints
5 Drugs
6 case related to GSR
7 Lie detection
8 case related to Arson
9 To establish that is it a murder or succide
10 Role of Invesyigating officer
11 Narcotics
12 PCR based technology
13 Casting Impressions
14 Cosmetics as physical evidence
15 Illicit drugs

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