CRJ 380 - Survey of Forensic Science

Units: 3
The forensic comparative process; studies of microscopic characteristics of various types of physical evidence. Topics include firearms and tool identification, impression evidence, technical photography and preparation of laboratory findings for court.

Equivalent Quarter Course: CRJA 3800.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground, or Hybrid.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Explain the function of physical evidence in the solution of crime;
Evaluate a crime scene and select items of physical evidence that will assist in the solution of a crime;
Assess the results of a laboratory examination of several types of physical evidence, including a description of both the capabilities and limitations of the examination result;
Explain the reasonable inferences (conclusions) that may be drawn about a range of physical evidence items, including the ability to compare alternate explanations for the evidence.