IPLUSO 19602

Criminalistics

• ApresentaçãoPresentation

  Criminalistics refers to a type of forensic investigation - the analysis of physical evidence from a crime scene. In this curricular unit, students understand the relationship between the laboratory, the courts, law enforcement, corrections and the criminal justice system.
• ProgramaProgramme

  Criminalistics. Concept, object and function. Methodological principles. The location and traces of the crime. Procedures for the collection, packaging and delivery of biological samples and trace of the site. Chain of custody of evidence. Technical Police and Scientific Police. The National Institute of Forensic Medicine and Forensic Sciences.
• ObjectivosObjectives

  Students should obtain knowledge of Criminalistics as an auxiliary science of criminal investigation and be able to identify their methodological principles and the chain of custody of the evidence. Recognize the biological products packaged for transport and the requirements of their handling in order to adopt the most appropriate methods of preparation and consequent laboratory steps in the execution of diagnostic analytical procedures.
• BibliografiaBibliography

  Braz, J. (2009). Investigação Criminal ¿ A organização, o método e a prova. Coimbra: Almedina. Pinheiro, M.F.T. (org.) (2008). CSI Criminal. Porto: Edições Universidade Fernando Pessoa.  
• MetodologiaMethodology

  In this curricular unit, the Team-based learning (TBL) methodology is used, with tasks carried out in small groups, allowing the development of the ability to analyze and apply theoretical concepts. In practical classes, the student has prior access to the activities that will be carried out in each class session, which allows for prior reading and preparation. Class session plans are accompanied by a set of questions, to ensure individual preparation, and later discussion of procedures and results.
• LínguaLanguage

  Português
• TipoType

  Semestral
• ECTS

  7
• NaturezaNature

  Mandatory
• EstágioInternship

  Não