CJ& 240 - Introduction to Forensic Science

5 CR

A multidisciplinary approach covering the basic practices involved in forensic science, including crime scene investigations, proper evidence documentation and collection techniques, physical evidence analyses, maintaining chain of custody, and the presentation of scientifically-based conclusions in court.

Recommended: CJ 101
Course Outcomes

Identify and perform the key sequential steps in crime scene management.
Describe the proper methods for identifying, documenting, collecting, preserving, packaging, and presenting the various types and categories of physical evidence.
Discuss the proper use of laboratory equipment and applications associated with the identification and processing of various forms of physical evidence.
Discuss the significance of physical evidence as it relates to the reconstruction of a crime scene, provides evidence-based leads for investigators, provides pertinent evidentiary information during court testimony and all subsequent legal proceedings.

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