ADMJ 61

About this course

This course provides students with the fundamentals of criminal investigation such as techniques of crime scene search and recording; collection and preservation of physical evidence; use of scientific aids; modus operandi processes; sources of information; interviewing techniques.

No section is scheduled at De Anza College for Fall 2026. The course can still be offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

• ADMJ 3Concepts of Criminal Law
• orPARA 3Concepts of Criminal Law
• orPOLI 13Concepts of Criminal Lawmay be taken concurrently
• orADMJ 75Principles and Procedures of the Justice System
• orPARA 75Principles and Procedures of the Justice System
• orPOLI 75Principles and Procedures of the Justice Systemmay be taken concurrently

Catalog wording: “ADMJ D003. or PARA D003. or POLI D013. (may be taken concurrently) or ADMJ D075. or PARA D075. or POLI D075. (may be taken concurrently)”

Advisory: “ESL D272. and ESL D273., or ESL D472. and ESL D473., or eligibility for ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ESL D005.”

Transfer pathways that use ADMJ 61

ASSIST maps ADMJ 61 to a requirement in 3 published pathways from De Anza College.

• Criminal JusticeDe Anza → CSU Hayward
• Criminal JusticeDe Anza → CSU Stanislaus
• Criminal JusticeDe Anza → CSU Sacramento