Course Descriptions

Forensic Investigation
The course will introduce students to the concept of forensic science as
applied in policing investigations and criminal justice value chain. The basic
principles, ethics, laws, methodologies and elements of forensic investigation
will be discussed. It will outline the forensic process, crime scene
investigation, the investigation and processing of physical evidence and
further examine various fields of forensic science and their applicability in
the service of the law. This includes; forensic chemistry (Drugs and
toxicology), forensic biology (DNA and Serology), pathology as well as trace
evidence analysis, questioned documents, computer forensics ballistics
(firearms, tool marks and other impressions) and fingerprint examination.

Scenes of Crime Course outline

This course will outline the role of the crime scene in criminal investigation process.
Processing and interpreting the different types of crime scenes. Protection/ securing of the
crime scene to reduce alteration and contamination. Locard’s exchange principle,
documentation of the crime scene and its vitality, involving sketching, photographing and
note making of the scene of crime. Crime scene management, crime scene investigation
which involves the various methods of searching, e.g. grid, spiral etc. Evidence collection,
packaging, and transporting evidence to laboratories-chain of custody. Crime scene tools,
kits and equipment. Dealing with specific major evidences commonly encountered at crime
scene.

Trends and Issues in Policing

The course will guide learners through the evolution of policing from old professionalism to
New Professionalism. Topics to be covered include the history, structure, and evolution of
policing, Policing strategies; Problem Oriented Policing, Broken Window Policing,
Intelligence led Policing, Evidence based Policing and Predictive Policing. The fundamental
question of this course is how to create the most effective police organization.

Ethics in Law enforcement

This course explains the dynamics of ethics in the law enforcement field, how to better
understand the ethical dilemmas of officers, and how to avoid ethical pitfalls. Learners will
examine issues surrounding ethical decision-making in law enforcement through scenario
based learning and the review of cases involving police , correctional and security
misconduct. Students will be exposed to critical judgment exercises and sound ethical
decision-making protocols.
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Comparative Policing

This course introduces learners to the different selected Policing models in the world
reflecting on the current Policing model of Eswatini. Challenges and successes of all the
studied models are also studied in this course. Also to be covered is the internationalization of
policing and cooperation initiatives through bilateral, multilateral, and international structures
will form part of this course.

Cybercrime

This course provides an introduction to cybercrimes from a law enforcement and forensic
sciences perspective. Students will be exposed to diverse examples of cybercrime at the local,
national and global level and the methods and techniques being used to combat cybercrime as
well as the legal responses. This course addresses questions such as how emerging
technologies challenge existing laws and criminal procedures; how other nation-states
regulate criminal conduct across traditional geographic and political boundaries; what
reasonable expectations of privacy are in cyberspace; and how monitoring and control are
shifting from traditional mechanisms of law enforcement to the digital forensic sciences and
new regulatory measures

Criminal Profiling

Students will be provided with an overview of the advanced issues relating to the empirical
and scientific study, development and evaluation of criminal profiling as an applied method
for use in law enforcement agencies. The main criminological and psychological principles
upon which criminal profiling is based will be outlined, including classification of violent
criminal behavior, the personality paradox, behavioral change and consistency. Specific
applications of criminal profiling will also be presented which are : geographic profiling;
interviewing strategies; cold case investigation; suspect prioritization; and the linking of
crimes.

Crime Prevention

This course is designed for students to develop an understanding of crime prevention theory
and practice. Students will learn about the theories underpinning environmental and social
crime prevention and how they work in practice as response to crime and safety problems.
Students will learn about the design, implementation and assessment of crime prevention, and
the role played by crime prevention in the policy landscape of Swaziland and elsewhere. The
course will focus on the role of prevention in a variety of contemporary issues such as
interpersonal crime, graffiti, alcohol-related violence, and cybercrime. Students will learn
how to implement and evaluate crime prevention programs and further be introduced to crime
prevention problem solving and data sources relevant to the planning and delivery of crime
prevention programs.

Conflict Management

This course introduces positive conflict management processes,

including active listening and communication skills, principled
negotiation, mediation, arbitration, victim and criminal offender
mediation, and nonviolent direct action. Learners will also be
equipped to identify the different types of conflicts, illustrate the
difference between conflict and violence and understand how to
successfully navigate conflict to positive resolution.

Police Road Traffic Science

The course provides a valuable insight into current issues and practice traffic management
officers and road safety functions. Learners will be exposed to training on Road Safety Audit
and Temporary Traffic Management as well as Speed Management and Traffic Regulation
Orders.
Introduction to Policing
This course traces the evolution of Policing as a profession and further look at the Police
goals and stystems .Learners will also be exposed to the nature of Police work
Criminology

This course provides an introduction to the field of criminology and the types of research
criminologists conduct. Students explore the nature to crime, the variety of theoretical
explanations for criminal behavior, the measurement of crime, patterns and correlates of
crime, and the mechanisms for control of criminal behavior. This course is an upper-level
reading intensive and theoretical analysis of crime as a sociological construct. Primary
objectives are to foster critical thinking in relation to the causes and control of crime and to
explore the social construction of crime.

Introduction to Security Management

This course entails the study of the history, concepts, principles, and methods of
organizing and administering security management and loss prevention
activities in industry, business, and government. The objective is to manage
security duties, evaluate and apply risk management principles, and evaluate
administrative and operational issues. Discussion covers both private and
governmental risk assessment and management and the protection of assets,
personnel, and facilities.

Leadership Skills for Senior Police Leaders

This course provides police service leaders with the practical skills and knowledge needed to
provide effective leadership for their organizations while providing a positive influence in
their respective communities. Designed around three main themes: the role of the leader;
modelling the way; and communicating to persuade and influence, both inside and outside of
the police service.