Forensics Syllabus

LEARNING MATERIALS

TEXTBOOKS

Saferstein, Ph.D. Richard. Forensic Science: An Introduction, Prentice Hall.
Copyright © 2008 by Prentice Hall, Saddle River, New Jersey.

Miller, Marilyn. Clues in Crime: The Role of Forensic Science in Criminal
Investigations, Duke Forensic Science Unit Training Manual, Duke University .
Copyright © 2002

COURSE OUTLINE

UNIT

TOPIC

I

History of Forensic Science

II

The Crime Scene

III

Physical Evidence

IV

Properties of Matter and the Analysis of Glass

V

Drugs

VI

Forensic Toxicology

VII

Forensic Serology

VIII

DNA Evidence

IX

Trace Evidence: Hair, Fiber, Metals, Paint, and Soil

X

Forensic Aspects of Fire Investigation

XI

Forensic Aspects of Explosions

XII

Fingerprints

XIII

Firearms, Tool Marks, and Impressions

XIV

Document Analysis

XV

Computer Forensics

Forensics Syllabus

Created by C. Ippolito
February 2001

Updated June 25, 2007