Forensic Science ((4 Credits))

Catalog description

This course provides a theoretical perspective of the issues and techniques of scientific criminal investigation. The main focus is on the fundamental principles of the physical and biological sciences with concerns for the applications of these principles as an aid to the resolution of legal questions. The value and assistance of various scientific aids to the criminal investigator are presented. Physical evidence encountered at a crime scene will be analyzed in terms of processing and selection of the type of forensic procedures to be utilized. Topics to be examined include; forensic pathology, toxicology, odontology, anthropology, questioned documents, serology, DNA evidence, other types of evidence, and the role of the crime laboratory.