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3.6 hours · Self-paced
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Forensic Science

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Curriculum

1
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lecture
3h 39m
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Description

Forensic Science


This Forensic Science course is designed to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of Forensic Science, empowering you to achieve excellence in this field and build a successful career.

Forensic Science - Course Outline

The Forensic Science course has 10 insightful Modules as detailed below:

Module 1: An Overview of Forensic Science

  • What Is Forensic Science?
  • Areas of Forensic Science

Module 2: Crime Scene Investigation

  • Crime Scene Investigation
    • First on the Scene
    • Plan of Action
    • Preliminary Survey
    • Photography
    • Sketch
    • Chain of Custody
    • Crime Scene Search and Evidence Collection
    • Final Survey
    • Submission of Evidence to the Laboratory
  • Safety
    • Sources and Forms of Dangerous Materials
    • Universal Precautions
    • Personal Protective Equipment

Module 3: The Nature of Evidence

  • What Is Evidence?
  • The Basis of Evidence: Transfer and Persistence
  • Analysis of Evidence: Some Preliminary Considerations

Module 4: Pathology

  • Cause and Manner of Death
  • Coroners and Medical Examiners
  • The Post-Mortem Examination (Autopsy)
  • Laboratory Analysis

Module 5: Serology and Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

  • Collection of Body Fluids
  • The Major Body Fluids
  • Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

Module 6: DNA Analysis

  • The Nature of DNA
  • Genes and the Genetic Code
  • Population Genetics
  • DNA Typing
  • The Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
  • Short Tandem Repeats (STRs)
  • Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)
  • Comparison of DNA Samples
  • Interpretation of DNA Typing Results: Purity Issues

Module 7: Forensic Toxicology

  • Forensic Pharmacology and Forensic Toxicology
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Drug Actions: Pharmacodynamics
  • Identification of Drugs in the Body
  • Drug Testing in the Workplace
  • Forensic Toxicology of Ethyl Alcohol
  • Measurement of Alcohol in the Body
  • Field Sobriety Testing

Module 8: Fires and Explosions

  • Fire
    • Conditions for a Fire
    • Types of Fires
    • Recognition and Collection of Fire Scene Evidence
    • Analysis of Fire Scene Residue Evidence
    • Analysis of Fire Scene Accelerant Residues by Gas Chromatography
    • Interpretation and Association of Fire Scene Evidence
  • Explosions and Explosives
    • Effects of Explosions
    • Types of Explosives
    • High- and Low-Order Explosions
    • Explosive Trains
    • Analysis of Explosives

Module 9: Friction Ridge Examination

  • Fingerprinting
  • Collecting Prints at a Crime Scene
  • Principles of Friction Ridge Analysis
  • Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems (AFIS)
  • Identification

Module 10: Impression Evidence

  • Footwear Impressions
  • Tire Impression Evidence
  • Serial Numbers Restoration
  • Significance of Impression Evidence

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Who is this course for?

Forensic Science

This course is for anyone interested in Forensic Science

Requirements

Forensic Science

This course is for anyone interested in Forensic Science

Career path

Forensic Science

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