5/9/2025 9:09:58 AM	AJ 369 Course Outline as of Fall 2020	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  AJ 369	Title:  ADVANCED HUMANE ACADEMY
Full Title:  Advanced Humane Academy
Last Reviewed:1/27/2020

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	.75	Lecture Scheduled	0		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	0
Minimum	.75	Lab Scheduled	2.25		1 min.	Lab Scheduled	39.38
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	2.25			Contact Total	39.38
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  0.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 39.38

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Non-Applicable
Grading:  P/NP Only
Repeatability:  21 - Legally Mandated Repetition
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

This course will assist students in the development of advanced investigative techniques as they relate to the enforcement of California animal-related law.  Students should be prepared to conduct a mock investigation, take photographs, write reports, collect evidence, work collaboratively with a team, and testify in a mock trial.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Course Completion of AJ 368

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

This course will assist students in the development of advanced investigative techniques as they relate to the enforcement of California animal-related law.  Students should be prepared to conduct a mock investigation, take photographs, write reports, collect evidence, work collaboratively with a team, and testify in a mock trial.

(P/NP Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Course Completion of AJ 368
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:21 - Legally Mandated Repetition

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Not Certificate/Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Demonstrate advanced tasks of California Humane Officers.

2. Identify and apply appropriate provisions of federal and state law related to California Humane  Officers and their responsibilities.

3. Perform and document advanced investigations.

 

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Utilize video, photography, and other technology to document a crime scene

2. Perform evidence collection and explain importance of chain of custody

3. Develop report writing techniques

4. Apply crime scene investigative techniques

5. Develop skills to testify in court

Topics and Scope

I. Video and Photography

    A. Documentation

    B. Evidentiary value

    C. Pros and cons

     D. Nomenclature

    E. Techniques

    F. Application

II. Evidence Collection

    A. Definition

    B. Determination of what to search for

    C. Types

    D. Packaging

    E. Techniques for handling

    F.  Documentation

    G. Location

    H. Common errors in handling

III. Chain of Custody

    A. Definition

    B. Documentation

    C. Evidence management

    D. Control standards

    E. Linking evidence with scene

IV. Report Writing

    A. Styles

    B. Elements

    C. Structure

    D. Industry terminology

    E. Importance and relevance to case

    F. Official court document

V. Courtroom Procedures

    A. Preparation

     B. Testifying

    C. Rules of evidence

    D. Judicial system

    E. Federal law

    F. State law

Assignments:

1. Must adhere to participation and attendance standards (may not be absent for more than 10%

    of total class hours)

2. Reading (10-30 pages)

3. Small group report writing exercises (1-2)

4. Small group exercises (2-3) including crime scene investigation and testifying in mock trial

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 5 - 10%
Writing exercises
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 15 - 25%
Crime scene investigation
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 15 - 25%
Mock trial and report writing exercises
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 0 - 0%
None
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 40 - 50%
Attendance and participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

California Animal Laws Handbook. 2019

Instructor prepared materials

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