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Cabrillo: CJ 10 Forensic Investigations
Time: Mondays 0915-1320
Location: Room 1605
Description
This course will introduce students to the profession of forensic science. Topics include the history and sub-disciplines of forensic science, and the scientific methods and analytical instrumentation used for the recognition, documentation, collection, preservation, and analysis of physical evidence. This course is transferable to SJSU and articulates with FS 11.
Unit 1: Intro to Forensic Science and Crime Scene Investigation
Unit 2: Forensic Biology
Blood, DNA, Identification from Bones & Teeth
UNit 3: Pattern Evidence
Due on 5/20: Questioned Document Lab
Extra Credit: The CSI Effect