20 %

Criminalistics TOS (3%)

Personal Identification (4%)
Forensic Photography (3%)
Forensic Ballistics (3%)
Questioned Documents (3%)
Polygraphy (2%)
Legal Medicine (2%)
Forensic Chemistry & Toxicology
A. Personal Identification 4%
1. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION 0.4%
 Dogmatic principles of fingerprint
 Legal basis of fingerprint evidence
 Nature and general concepts of fingerprints
 The Friction Skin
 Purposes of study of fingerprints
 Allied science of fingerprints
 Other scientific methods of personal identification
2. FINGERPRINT PATTERNS 0.6%
 Component parts of fingerprint patterns
 Characteristics of ridge formation
 Focal points of fingerprints patterns

 Main groups of fingerprint patterns

3. THE EVIDENCE AND STANDARD PRINTS 0.6%
 Value of fingerprints as evidence
 Nature of latent fingerprints
 Types of Evidentiary Fingerprints
 Factors Affecting Latent Fingerprints

 Latent print development

 Materials for collection of latent fingerprints
 Selecting the powder
 Types of powder and lifting tapes
 Latent fingerprint techniques
 Basic Steps in Collecting Latent Fingerprint at the Crime Scene
 Techniques of Latent Fingerprint Development on Paper
 Methods of fingerprinting living persons
 Post-mortem Fingerprinting
 Basic Materials for fingerprinting
 Problems in fingerprinting living persons

 Photographing Fingerprints
4. FINGERPRINT CLASSIFICATION 0.6%
 Rules in locating delta
 Rules in locating core
 Rules in ridge counting
 Rules in ridge tracing

 Classification of whorl patterns as to tracing

 Important factors in classifying fingerprints
 Fingerprint classification formula
 Procedure in classifying a set of finger prints
 Classification of scarred, amputated and missing fingers

5. FINGERPRINT EXAMINATION, IDENTIFICATION AND PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE IN 0.8%

COURT
 Latent Fingerprint Examination Process
 Fingerprint Identification
 Elements for Proof of Identity
 Nature of Ridge Characteristics for Absolute Identification
 Basis for Fingerprint Comparison
 Comparing Prints
 Preparation of Exhibits
 Presentation in Court

 The Fingerprint Expert

B. Forensic Photography 4%
Know the historical significance and modern technology in photography as applied to law 0.4%
enforcement and criminal investigation.
Describe the basic parts of a camera its accessories, functions and the characteristics of the 1.0%
different medium of recording images.
Apply the systematic procedures in photography for identification, crime scene and other special 1.2%
photographic technique.
Demonstrate competencies in the preparation and presentaion of photographic evidence and 1.4%
court testimony.
C. Forensic Ballistics 3%

Explain the importance of forensic ballistics in crime investigation & detection 0.8%
Identify/Discuss the different types, kinds, make and classification of firearms, fired bullets & fired 0.6%
cartridge case.
Classify the different types of ammunitions, explosives and its components 0.6%
Familiarize/Apply the scientific procedures involved in the processing and identification of forensic 1.0%
ballistics evidence.

D. Questioned Document 3%

Generalized the different elements of signature and handwriting identification 0.6%

Demonstrate proficiency in the proper use of the different equipment employed in the 0.6%
examination of questioned document.
Demonstrate proficiency in the identification of typewritten documents, types of typewriters and 0.6%
proper methods of obtaining known typewritten exemplars.
Apply the MLQ-SAPS and 12 points of comparison techniques in the examination of handwriting 0.6%
characteristics.
Identifying miscellaneous document Problems (Alteration/Counterfeiting) 0.6%
E. Polygraphy 3%
a. Recognize the importance /or the implication of polygraph use in crime detection and 0.6%
investigation.
b. Determine what physiological reactions maybe significant in detecting guilt in a person. 0.6%
c. Identify the different parts of a polygraph Instrument and their functions. 0.4%
d. Formulate questions and actual polygraph exam. 0.8%
e. Evaluate polygraph traces and interpret their indications. 0.6%
F. Legal Medicine 2%
Discuss the importance of legal medicine in the field of criminal investigation 0.4
Determining the significance of various signs, classification and stages of body changes after 0.8
death.
Summarize the principles pertaining to causes and time of death, wounds, poisoning, and sex 0.8
crimes
Break-down the basic procedure in investigating suspicious deaths 0.4
Discuss the importance of legal medicine in the field of criminal investigation
G. Forensic Chemistry & Toxicology 2%
Know/discuss the basic principles in the application of forensic chemistry in the investigation of 0.4
crime
Explain the different aspects /methods of examination with regards to body fluids, fibers, 0.4
metallurgy,gunpowder and poison.
Demonstrate the different principles in chemical aspects in the investigation of crime. 0.6
Analyze/apply the chemical and physical examinations to the physical evidence 0.6

Consultation with: Dr. Artemio I. Panganiban