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Syllabus INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCE - 61806
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Last update 01-10-2016
HU Credits: 2

Degree/Cycle: 2nd degree (Master)

Responsible Department: criminology

Semester: 1st Semester

Teaching Languages: Hebrew

Campus: Mt. Scopus

Course/Module Coordinator: Professor Joseph Almog

Coordinator Email: almog@mail.huji.ac.il

Coordinator Office Hours: By personal appointment

Teaching Staff:
Prof Joseph Almog

Course/Module description:
The terms forensic science, criminalistics and expert opinion will be explained; criminal investigations which have been resolved by scientific methods will be presented and discussed; and the concept of proactive forensic science will be demonstrated and discussed.

Course/Module aims:
The students will acquire basic understanding of forensic sacience; recognize the scope and limitations of the application of scientific techniques for resolving crimes; and understand the requirements from the expert witness.

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Learning outcomes : On successful completion of this module, students should be able to :
Understand how forensic scientists are using tools such as fingerprints or DNA for identification of single persons;and will have basic understanding of analysis of illicit drugs and poisons; in scientific investigation of bomb and arson cases; in fornsic ballistics and technical examination of documents and of toolmarks.

Attendance requirements(%):
2/3

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Frontal lecture with frontal lecture with Power Point presentation.
Homework twice or three times during the course.

Course/Module Content:
Introduction and basic terms; historical survey;crime scene and its importance to the investigation;identification of individual persons; fingerprints (detection and identification)and their evidential value in court; forensic biology before and after the development of forensic DNA; questioned documents (handwriting and technical examinations);illicit drugs, designer drugs; the illicit drugs act; selected court verdicts; unsolved problems in forensic science.

Required Reading:
Jacob Kedmy: "Al Hareaiot" (Evidence), part 2

Supreme Court vedicts (various)

Additional Reading Material:
Saferstein, Criminalistics: Introduction to Forensic Science, 10th edition

Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 100 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %

Additional information:
 
Students needing academic accommodations based on a disability should contact the Center for Diagnosis and Support of Students with Learning Disabilities, or the Office for Students with Disabilities, as early as possible, to discuss and coordinate accommodations, based on relevant documentation.
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