LAWS 1040 — - Criminalistics II
This course is an advanced study of criminalistics where students actively engage in the learning process. Topics include the investigation of specific crimes which include: sexual assault, arson, Death Investigation, forensic entomology; deciphering, classifying fingerprints and using advanced latent fingerprint recovery techniques; principles in forensic toxicology; drug detection and investigation; and firearms. Students will also actively participate in blood typing and DNA extraction, forensic anthropology with the aid of facsimiles of real bones. Students will also explore the use of microscopy through use of compound, comparison and stereo microscopes. Lecture: 3 hours Prerequisite(s): LAWS 1030