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Mrs. McLeish |
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Forensic ScienceThis course is an overview of how science is applied to solving crimes. Jobs include forensic nurses, odontologists, pathologists, psychiatrists, crime scene investigators, medical examiners/coroners, forensic technicians, criminalists, toxicologists, wildlife specialists, forensic engineers, accountants, computer specialists, aviation and construction accident investigators, forensic photographers, skull reconstructionists, document and polygraph examiners. The topic list below represents the approximate schedule of lessons (topics) Week # Topic of Study 1 Course Description, Get Acquainted, Learning Styles Assessed 2 Safety, Study Skills 3 Hx & Development of Forensics, Careers 4 Legal aspects, Evidence recognition, collection, & preserevation 5 Crime Scene Processing 6 Forensic Psychology & Criminal Profiling 7 Physical Evidence: Glass, Paint, & Soil 8 Lab Instrumentation 9 Trace & Transfer Physical Evidence: Hair & Fiber 10 Toxicology, Serology 11 Blood Stain Patterns, Postmortem Interal, Anthropology 12 Entomology 13 DNA, Fingerprints 14 Impressions: Shoe Prints, Tire Tracks, Odontology 15 Questioned Documents 16 Deductive Reasoning, Toolmarks 17 Famous Cases, Reconstructing Principles 18 Final Exam Review & Exams
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