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A this discipline course at Arizona Christian University.
This course examines the scientific methods and techniques used in criminal investigations, with a focus on evidence collection, analysis, and presentation in court. Students will explore crime scene processing, forensic technologies, and the role of forensic experts in the justice system. Topics include fingerprint analysis, DNA evidence, digital forensics, ballistics, and chain of custody procedures. Emphasis is placed on the legal and ethical considerations of forensic evidence, as well as its impact on criminal trials and convictions. Students will learn skills needed to enter this career field.
Engage the Course Material
Build a working understanding of forensic investigations as the course's central subject.
Apply Discipline Methods
Use the methods, vocabulary, and frameworks of the discipline to address course problems.
Connect Course Content
Connect this course's content to broader work in the discipline and related fields.
Demonstrate Course Competencies
Demonstrate the specific competencies the course is designed to develop.
A Biblical Worldview takes political and civic life seriously as the arena where convictions meet practice. This course engages its material with that seriousness in view.
CRJ365 is part of ACU's this discipline curriculum. Explore the programs that include it.
