Tentative Schedule; Forensics; Spring 2004
Date Lesson Topics Ch. Reading Assignments
1/20Introduction, Scope of Forensic Science * *
1/21Functions of the Forensic Scientist * *
1/22The Crime Lab * *
1/23Processing the Crime Scene * *
1/26Processing the Crime Scene/Observation * *
1/27Observation & types of physical evidence * *
1/28Search & Recognition of Physical Evidence * *
1/29Search & Recognition of Physical Evidence * *
1/30Documenting Physical Evidence * *
2/02Processing - Collection & Preservation * *
2/03 Packaging & Transport of Physical Evidence * *
2/04Processing a Crime Scene * *
2/05Trace & Impression Evidence * *
2/06Soils * *
2/09Soils * *
2/10Footprints * *
2/11Footprints * *
2/12Tire Marks * *
2/13Processing a Crime Scene * *
2/16Trace & Impression Evidence * *
2/17Paints * *
2/18Glass * *
2/19Ballistics * *
2/20Processing a Crime Scene, Progress Reports * *
3/01Trace & Impression Evidence * *
3/03Organic Analysis, Elements and compounds * *
3/04Handwriting analysis *
3/05Elements and compounds - chromatography * *
3/08Chromatography * *
3/09Processing a Crime Scene * *
3/10Human Evidence Who Killed The Iceman *
3/11Hair & Fiber Evidence * *
3/12Hair & Fiber Analysis *
3/15Fingerprint Evidence * *
3/16Fingerprint Analysis * *
3/17Processing a Crime Scene * *
3/18Controlled Substances * *
3/19Drug Evidence * *
3/22Toxicology of alcohol * *
3/23Toxicology and significance of findings * *
3/24TEST * *
3/25Human Evidence *
3/26* * *
3/29* * *
3/30* * *
3/31* * *
4/01Processing a Crime Scene * *
4/02Marks 3rd Quarter * *
4/05Forensic Entomology, what the blowfly sawInsects in Legal Investigations *
4/06Forensic Entomology Insects in Legal Investigations*
4/07Forensic Entomology Insects in Legal Investigations*
4/08Forensic Entomology Insects in Legal Investigations*
4/09Forensic Entomology * *
4/12Forensic Anthropology * *
4/13Forensic Anthropology * *
4/14Forensic Anthropology * *
4/15Forensic Anthropology * *
4/16Processing a Crime Scene * *
4/26Forensic Serology * *
4/27Blood * *
4/28Characterization of bloodstains * *
4/29Blood stain patterns * *
4/30Blood stain patterns * *
5/03Processing a Crime Scene * *
5/04Principles of heredity * *
5/05DNA - A new forensic tool! * *
5/06DNA - A new forensic tool! * *
5/07Progress Report * *
5/10DNA Typing * *
5/11Mitochondria DNA * *
5/12Processing a Crime Scene * *
5/13Biological Evidence for DNA Analysis * *
5/14 DNA Fingerprinting* *
5/17DNA Analysis * *
5/18DNA Analysis * *
5/19DNA Analysis * *
5/20DNA Analysis * *
5/21Processing a Crime Scene * *
5/24Facial Reconstruction - Practices * *
5/25 The Skull* *
5/26The Skull * *
5/27Placing markers * *
5/28reconstructing the face * *
6/01reconstructing the face * *
6/02reconstructing the face * *
6/03reconstructing the face * *
6/04reconstructing the face * *
6/07reconstructing the face * *
6/08reconstructing the face * *
6/09reconstructing the face * *
6/10reconstructing the face * *
6/11Finals* *