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Forensic Science and Crime Scene Investigation
Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)
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Forensic Science and Crime Scene Investigation teaches students to apply chemistry, physics, and biology to a suspect, a criminal act or behavior, or a victim. This course prepares students in two distinct concentrations. The Forensic Science portion focuses on working in a crime lab setting as a forensic scientist or technician.
Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to describe the role of forensic scienceApprise the different types of forensic science laboratories and professional organizationsApply concepts of the scientific method to forensic science and to crime scene investigationsClassify physical evidence based on how it is producedPlan and carry out an investigation to determine the value of physical and trace evidenceUse models for the evaluation of handwriting and document evidenceConstruct explanations from collections of evidence, using various pathological and anthropological techniquesDevelop and use mathematical models to estimate height from bone lengthDistinguish between admissible and inadmissible scientificExplain the differences between processing and analyzing evidenceAnalyze and interpret data from different types of crime scene evidence to determine which forensic crime lab unit wouldConstruct an explanation of how scientific forensic techniques used in collectingPlan and carry out investigations using the scientific protocols for analyzing a crime sceneConstruct an argument from evidence explaining the relevance of possible evidence at a site of an investigationDevelop models to analyze and communicate information obtained from the crime scenePlan and carry out an investigation to use antigens and antibodies to determine blood typeGather and share information about forensic identification of body fluidsSummarize important considerations in forensic investigation of sexual assaultAnalyze and interpret DNA evidence to match a suspect to biological samplesCollect and preserve biological evidence for DNA analysisDifferentiate among blood-borne pathogens and describe their effects on the human bodyAnalyze distinctive features of toolmark striations and impressionsAnalyze distinctive features of tire, footwear, and other impression evidencePlan and carry out an experiment using the process of chromatography to analyze and identify ink marksPerform physical and chemical analyses of evidence obtained from a crime scene, victim, and suspectDevelop fingerprints and classify characteristics for identification by using distinguishing featuresCollect and analyze latent prints using proper forensic tools and techniquesRetrieve fingerprints and classify characteristics for identification by using distinguishing featuresAnalyze and compare examples of firearm evidenceConstruct an explanation based on the path of a moving projectile to indicate how the trajectory of an object can determ