CJ 106 - Criminal Investigations

3 credits

This course includes an in-depth analysis of criminal investigation as it applies to the duties and responsibilities of a police officer in New York State. Included are the specific topics of preliminary investigation and informant development; interviewing and interrogation; physical evidence; injury and death cases; larceny and theft cases; auto theft cases; bomb and bomb threat cases; organized crime cases; the crimes of burglary, robbery, arson; and sex crimes.

Notes: Offered at the Police Academy and limited to sworn, full-time Police and Correctional Officers.
Class Hours: 3
Prerequisites: Instructor’s permission.
Offered fall and spring semesters.