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Fall 2022
Mar 29, 2024
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ENTM 22830 - Forensic Testimony And Ethics
Credit Hours: 3.00. The final course in the forensic science program core, focuses on the legal ramifications that arise when forensic science is applied at the crime scene, in the crime lab and in the courtroom. Students are introduced to ethical issues that form the basis of all scientific investigations and the role of scientists as expert witnesses in maintaining the moral integrity of our justice system.
0.000 OR 3.000 Credit hours

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Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional
Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Laboratory, Lecture
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Offered By: College of Agriculture
Department: Entomology

Course Attributes:
Lower Division

May be offered at any of the following campuses:     
      West Lafayette

Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize how science and the legal system interact throughout a case life history, and the role played in presenting scientific conclusions at trial. 2. Identify the ethical issues associated with scientific investigations at the scene, including the ability to avoid bias and correct for problems before a case is compromised. 3. Identify the ethical issues associated with scientific investigations at the lab, including the ability to avoid bias and correct for problems before a case is compromised. 4. Identify the ethical issues associated with avoiding bias, correcting for errors and providing testimony as an expert scientific witness.


Prerequisites:
(Undergraduate level ENTM 31800 Minimum Grade of C- or Undergraduate level ENTM 22820 Minimum Grade of C-) and (Undergraduate level ENTM 22810 Minimum Grade of C- or Undergraduate level ENTM 21801 Minimum Grade of C-)

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