CRJU 403 - Criminalistics I

3 Credits

(Fall, Spring)
Prerequisite(s): CRJU 201, CRJU 202, CRJU 203, CRJU 327, CRJU 316, CRJU 328. This course is structured to serve as an introduction to the scientific methods used in modern-day criminal investigation and detection of and solution to criminal activity. Many of the vital phases of forensic investigation (forensics) are explored by means of lecture, laboratory experiments, and other selected applied assignments. Students learn how to accurately recognize what evidence may exist at a crime scene and what to do with it.