SOC 330 - The Law and Forensic Evidence

Course Cross-listed with LAH 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): LAH 201 or SOC 110 or SOC 170, or permission of instructor.

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