Forensic Science

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a crime scene investigator like those on popular shows? In our forensic science class, students get hands-on experience with fingerprinting, lifting prints from surfaces, making castings of footprints, analyzing blood spatter, and more!

Class discussions include crime scene analysis, case studies of crime scenes, proper investigation techniques, and the history of forensic science.   We have had lively discussions about facts and fallacies revolving around major cases in the media and on TV.  We study and analyze the factors of science in prosecution. 

Mock Crime Scene
The course culminates with a class investigation of mock crime scenes – collecting evidence, lifting prints, photographing and sketching the scene, and interviewing suspects to solve the crime.  In the past other students have served as criminals and victims.  The writing students have often written the back-story for the crime scene.  It is a collaboration that stretches the students and brings them together.