Grade 9 | Credits: 2.5 | Semester Course
Students in this course learn the fundamentals of a criminal investigation and how it is used in a court of law. All sessions include crime scene analysis, evidence collection, and case studies. Students will focus on specific analytical techniques that could include fingerprinting, ballistics, explosives, arson, DNA, blood spatter, hair, fiber, handwriting analysis, forensic anthropology, and toxicology. By stepping into the role of the forensic scientist, students learn and apply numerous scientific strategies and skills.