This course will train students in professional practices as they relate to the forensic scientist or the professional working in a modern crime laboratory or DNA testing laboratory (public or private). The course will focus on scientific integrity, ethical behavior, ethics standards and various examples of ethics violations and misconduct in the forensic scientific and DNA analysis fields. A second focus is on education and training in quality assurance programs and practices and the audit and accreditation processes. The third major focus is on the relationships between forensic science or DNA analysis and the legal system and will include courtroom testimony procedures and oral mock court scenarios to train the student as an expert witness in the courtroom setting.

This course will train students in professional practices as they relate to the forensic scientist or the professional working in a modern crime laboratory or DNA testing laboratory (public or private). The course will focus on scientific integrity, ethical behavior, ethics standards and various examples of ethics violations and misconduct in the forensic scientific and DNA analysis fields. A second focus is on education and training in quality assurance programs and practices and the audit and accreditation processes. The third major focus is on the relationships between forensic science or DNA analysis and the legal system and will include courtroom testimony procedures and oral mock court scenarios to train the student as an expert witness in the courtroom setting.