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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

CJ 3310 - Principles of Forensics I

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This course will primarily focus on Death Investigation as the primary means of determining cause, manner and details of the death. The course is designed to expose the student to the concepts and practices that will allow the student to develop insight into the processes that make Death Investigation a valuable component of crime scene investigation specifically, and the criminal justice system in general. Principles related to bloodstain evidence will also be presented.

Prerequisite: CJ 1000 .