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Apr 28, 2024
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MCCC College Catalog 2022-23 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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CRJ 260 - Criminalistics
Credit Hours: 3
Billable Contact Hours: 4
Prerequisites: RDG 090 and ENGL 090 or qualified scores on accepted placement tests
MTA Social Sciences Satisfier Y
Session Cycle: FWSU
This non-science-based course serves as an introduction to criminal forensics and forensic evidence. A clear introduction to the technology of the modern crime laboratory for non-scientists. Only the most relevant scientific and technological concepts are presented. The nature of physical evidence is defined, and the limitations that technology and current knowledge impose on its individualization and characterization are examined. A major portion of the class centers on discussions of the common items of physical evidence encountered at crime scenes. Particular attention is paid to the meaning and role of probability in interpreting the evidential significance of scientifically evaluated evidence. This course will require lab work outside of the normal course time throughout the semester.
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