Introduction to Forensic Science & Criminalistics

Part 1 Introduction 1(56) Introduction to Forensic Science 3(28) What Is Forensic Science? 7(1) Science in the Service of the Law 7(1) Value of Forensic Science 7(3) Corpus Delicti--Elements of a Crime 7(1) Support or Disprove Statements by Witnesses, Victims, or Suspects 8(1) Identify Substances or Materials 9(1) Identify Persons 9(1) Provide Investigative Leads 9(1) Establish Linkages or Exclusions 10(1) A Brief History of Forensic Science 10(3) Development of Forensic Science Laboratories and Professional Organizations 13(2) Nature of Science and the Scientific Method 15(3) Careful Observation 16(1) Make Logical Suppositions to Explain the Observations 16(1) Hypothesis Testing--Controlled Experiments 16(1) Refining the Hypothesis--Theories and Natural Laws 17(1) The Scientific Method and Its Applicability to Forensic Science and to Investigation 18(1) Forensic Science Specialties 19(4) Forensic Pathology 19(1) Forensic Entomology 19(1) Forensic Odontology 20