Nov 27, 2024  
2016-2017 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2016-2017 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

LAH 330 - The Law and Forensic Evidence

Course Cross-listed with SOC 330  
3 credit(s)
This course examines how the laws of evidence affect the use of forensic evidence, the role of the judge and jury in evaluating expert forensic testimony, the role of police investigation work in generating forensic evidence, how to ensure that forensic testimony is both reliable and trustworthy, and inconsistencies in the judicial approach to different branches of forensic evidence.
Prerequisite(s): A grade of C or better in one of the following: LAH 201  or SOC 110  or SOC 170 ; or permission of instructor.


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