Online Learning
Rio Hondo College - Latent Fingerprint Online Course
This course is designed to acquaint experienced field officers with the latest techniques and materials used to locate, process and preserve fingerprints.
A Home Study School of Forensic Science
Choose from more than 200 online or televised college courses in our e-course catalog. SPC's eCampus offers classes via distance learning in more than 100 programs of study, with complete online degree and certificate programs in many fields. New courses and programs are being added each semester.
The purpose of the Crime Scene Technology A.S. degree program is to prepare students for employment in the field of criminalistics with a specialty in Crime Scene Technology. The student can serve as, but is not limited to, a Crime Scene Technician, Crime Scene Photographer, Fingerprint Classification Specialist, Crime Lab Assistant, Investigator/Consultant, Juvenile Assessment Worker, Latent Print Examiner/Trainee, Fire Inspector/Investigator, Forensic Science Specialist and Property and Evidence Personnel. Crime Scene Technologists can be employed by Local, State and Federal law enforcement agencies. State Attorneys' Offices, Public Defenders' Offices, Medical Examiners' Offices, law firms and private industry.
The content includes, but is not limited to, a working knowledge of all basic tenets in crime scene technology encompassed in the phases of crime scene search, recording, evidence gathering, packaging of evidence and courtroom testimony. The goal is the proper collection of crime scene evidence according to all legal dictates for presentation in court.
Reinforcement of basic skills in English, mathematics and science appropriate for the job preparatory program is provided through vocational classroom instruction and applied laboratory procedures and practice.
Laboratory and field experiences are an integral part of this program. Students will participate in mock crime scene exercises, moot court hearings and various lab experiences that involve the processing of evidence.
