CRJ-224

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Forensic Science

Criminal JusticeUndergraduateHumanities, Business, & Social Sciences

Discuss the benefits and challenges of using forensic science in prosecuting crime

Explain the role of the expert witness and the standards of admissibility

Identify common types of evidence found at a crime scene

Explain the process employed to collect and evaluate criminal evidence (on-site and in the lab) and impeding limitations

The crime laboratory

The crime scene

Physical evidence

Notable cases

Case law admissibility

Definition and history of forensic science

Expert witnesses

Glass and soil

Organic and Inorganic

Hairs, fibers and paint

Drugs, toxicology and alcohol

Serology

Blood spattering

DNA

Fingerprints

Polygraph

Firearms and impressions

Document and voice examination

Forensic Accounting