Description

:The course is intended to be an introduction to the various scientific aspects of forensic sciences that are often relied upon in the criminal justice system. As part of each lecture there will be a discussion about the law that has developed around the various sciences;, however, the course is primarily aimed at educating students on the law.

The course will begin with an introductory lecture on the law relating to expert evidence and the role of legal ethics as it applies to forensic science. The lectures that follow will consist of presentations given by recognized experts on topics including fingerprints, bloodstain pattern analysis, impairment by alcohol and drugs, DNA, pathology, psychiatry, firearms, and computer crime. The presentations will include discussion about the involvement of the police, experts, crown attorneys and defence counsel and will make reference to court cases where science has played a role.

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