School Of Science And HealthEvidence and Crime Scene ManagementWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 300746.2
Discipline: FORENSIC SCIENCE
Student Contribution Band: 2
Level: 2
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
Student must first complete a minimum of 60 CP’s in their enrolled course.
Equivalent Units
300935 - Evidence and Crime Scene Management
Incompatible Units
300374 - Crime Scene Investigation
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students enrolled in 3589 Bachelor of Science (Forensic Science) are not eligible to take this unit as an elective.
About this Unit
This unit is replaced by 300935 - Evidence and Crime Scence Management from 2013. 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, OH&S officers, fire investigation, council and park rangers, social welfare, 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, CCTV as evidence, maintaining evidence integrity, sexual assault evidence, the reporting and presentation of evidence in court and others.