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icon of a wire frame gun The emphasis in Crime Scene Investigation provides students interested in this field with advanced knowledge and skills that prepare them to process a complex crime scene.  This area of emphasis provides the student with specific knowledge, skills and abilities to deliver, and defend, expert testimony in the area of crime scene investigation as the area of crime scene investigation is being increasingly attacked in the courtroom.

This area of emphasis not only affords the student the knowledge of processing a crime scene, but also the practical, hands-on, training as well. The Forensic Science Program is fortunate to have a Crime Scene House that serves to significantly enhance the student’s hands-on learning experiences in the area of Crime Scene Investigation.

Emphasis in Crime Scene Investigation
FSC 607 Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
This course is designed to take the basic knowledge and ability learned in FSC 606 and apply it to more technical and advanced aspects of crime scene investigation.
3
FSC 615 Advanced Crime Scene Investigation
This course addresses various areas of crime scene investigation not, or minimally, addressed in the FSC 606 introductory course. Topics include arson/explosives, body excavation, forensic entomology, advanced impression evidence, and wound analysis.
3
FSC 617 Advanced Photography & Documentation
This series of lectures and practical exercises introduces the student to sophisticated crime scene documentation techniques including sketching, surveying, photography, and crime scene management techniques.
3
Emphasis Credit Hours 9
Total Credit Hours (with Core Courses) 47

In addition, the International Association for Identification (IAI) recently passed a proposal for a student certification program in the field of crime scene investigation.  An emphasis in Crime Scene Investigation, in addition to national certification by the IAI, will serve to enhance the graduate’s job search for positions as a crime scene investigator.


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