In this module students will experience a broad overview of evidence categories and crime types commonly encountered within the criminal justice system. Students will also be taken through a range of techniques associated with the delivery of forensic science to support this system.
Private Study: 128
Contact Hours: 22
Total: 150
This is available as an elective module
• Online Quiz 1 (1 hour) – 20%
• Online Quiz 2 (1 hour) – 20%
• Online Test (3 hours) – 60%
The University is committed to ensuring that core reading materials are in accessible electronic format in line with the Kent Inclusive Practices. The most up to date reading list for each module can be found on the university's reading list pages.
See the library reading list for this module (Canterbury)
On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate rudimentary knowledge and understanding of a range of techniques associated with contemporary forensic science;
2. Demonstrate fundamental skills in forensic investigation and interpretation and apply them to forensic examination and analysis;
3. Appreciate the importance of incident investigation, evidence recovery, preservation, continuity and integrity and presentation as an expert witness within the judicial environment;
4. Ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of essential facts, concepts, principles and theories relating to forensic science and to apply such knowledge and understanding to the solution of qualitative and quantitative problems;
5. Ability to recognise and analyse novel problems involving forensic science and plan strategies for their solution by the evaluation, interpretation and synthesis of scientific information and data by a variety of computational methods;
6. Evidence recovery, preservation, analysis, and presentation to principle professional standards.
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