New Perspectives in Forensic Evidence Analysis

Undergraduate

This course builds on the basic techniques learned in the previous forensic courses and applies them to the advanced approaches to forensic evidence analysis. The course will provide insight to the latest techniques available spanning histology and pathology, human remains, advance analytical techniques for organic and inorganic analysis, new frontiers in DNA analysis, microbial forensics, medical forensic imaging techniques, digital evidence and mobile forensics, as well as new instrumentation and future considerations in the fields of forensic evidence analysis. (Prerequisites: FRSC-1000 or permission of the instructor). (3 lecture hours a week). FRSC-4201 Forensic Chemistry Forensic chemistry introduces the application of analytical and instrumental chemistry to forensic science. It is distinguished from other types of chemistry by the legal context in which the work is conducted, the types of samples and matrices analysed, and the extensive use of instrumentation to the interpretation of forensic evidence. The course will review fundamental principles and chemical concepts from a forensic perspective, including sample collection and preparation, internal and external standards, calibration, quality assurance and control, and chemometrics. The course focuses on microscopic, spectroscopic and separation techniques and their applications to drugs and poisons, combustion evidence, and other types of trace evidence. (Prerequisites: CHEM-2200, CHEM-3210) (3 lecture hours, 3 lab hours).