COURSE AREA : CRIMINALISTICS
COURSE : PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION TECHNIQUES
COURSE DESCRIPTION : The course is designed to enumerate and describe the different personal identification
techniques applied in crime detection and investigation. Specifically, it focuses on fingerprint recording, developing of
latent prints and identification and classification of fingerprints for purposes of court presentation.
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
C ( I ) Identify the different personal identification techniques applied to investigation and detection of crimes and criminal justice.
D ( D ) Solve crimes with the aid of different personal identification techniques, specifically, Fingerprint Identification.
E ( I ) Review the different principles, jurisprudence and related laws in the different personal identification techniques.
COURSE/LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Course/Learnin Course Content/Topics Teaching/Learning Outcomes Continuing
g Outcomes Activities Assessment Task Monitoring
1. Explain the 1.1.Purpose, Importance and 1. Interactive 1. Written/Oral
purposes, Application of Personal Discussion Examination
importance Identification 2. Documentary 2. Recitation
and 2.1. Personal Identification Film Viewing 3. Rubrics for
application of Techniques which includes: 3. Group Discussion Group
the different a. Forensic Anthropology and Presentation Discussion and
personal b. Forensic Odontology Presentation.
identification c. DNA Profiling
techniques in d. Fingerprint Identification
investigation 3.1.Procedures applied in:
and detection a. Forensic Anthropology
crimes and b. Forensic Odontology
criminal c. DNA Profiling
justice. d. Fingerprint Identification
2. Enumerate
the different
personal
identification
techniques.
3. Discuss the
procedures of
the different
personal
identification
techniques.
1. Demonstrate Ridge characteristics and 1. Interactive 1. Written/Oral
and apply the pattern identification Discussion Examination
procedures in 2. Simulation 2. Actual
Fingerprint Searching, Developing and 3. Demonstration Demonstration
Identification Examination of Latent Prints. 4. Moot Court With Rubrics
in crime Recoding of Fingerprints. Presentation
detection and Fingerprint Classification and
investigation. Identification.
2. Apply the
procedure in Court Procedures in presenting
presenting fingerprint as evidence.
Fingerprint
Evidence in
court.
1. Discuss 1.1. Principles and Procedures 1. Field 1. Written/Oral
different on the Chain of Custody of Research Examination
principles, Fingerprint Evidence. and/or Case 2. Synthesis of
jurisprudence 1.2. Court Decided Cases in Analysis Output with
and related the used of fingerprint as 2. Interactive Rubrics
laws in the evidence. Discussion 3. Actual
application of 3. Moot Court Demonstration
the Presentation With Rubrics
Fingerprint
Identification
Technique.