Training Course in Forensic Science: COURSE SYLLABUS

Title: Training Course in Forensic Science for Law Students

Instructor Contact Information:
Name: Joulyn Kenny M.Sc (Forensic Science Expert)
Mr. Ajay Basutkar (Advocate)
Phone: 9819288253
E-mail: joulyn.kenny@ifsr.in
Office Hours: Before & After Class or By Appointment

1. Crime and criminal behavior

Definition of crime
Various types of crime
Criminal behavior-cause and theories
Modus operandi
Criminal profiling
Corpus delecti
2. Forensic Science
Basic principles and significance
History and development of forensic science
Organizational structure of forensic science labs in Central and State
Role of forensic scientists, medico-legal doctors
Expert testimony
3. Crime scene management
Defining the scene of the crime
Managing a crime scene and its hierarchy
Role of First Responding Officers
Search patterns of a crime scene
Crime scene documentation
Collection, Packaging, Labelling and Forwarding of exhibits to forensic laboratories
Preservation of evidence
Legal Protocols while maintaining scientific integrity
4. Crime scene evidences that are encountered
Blood, Semen and other biological fluids
Viscera
Shoe impressions, tool marks, Tyre marks
Bite marks
Hair- Animal and Human, Fibres and fabrics
Glass, Soil, Pollen, Paint
Establishment of identity of individuals
DNA

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Fingerprints and Footprints

Anthropology- Skeletal remains
Odontology
Questioned document examination
Forensic ballistics
Chemical and toxicological analysis
Explosives and Fire scene investigation
Medical Jurisprudence
Brief history and the current scenario at National and International level
Forwarding of biological samples to Forensic science laboratories
Medico legal aspect of Death
Time of death
Cause and Manner of death
Human anatomy and physiology in brief
Injuries: classification, forms and medico legal aspects
Understanding of PM reports and Dying declaration
Recent advances in Forensic Science and the Laws
Cyber Crime Forensics
Forensic speaker identification
Narco-analysis
Brain mapping
Polygraph
Facial reconstruction
Preventive forensics
DNA Fingerprinting
Common problems encountered while Expert Witness Testimony
Selecting an expert
Understanding the necessity of expert witness testimony
Credibility, demonstrating a command of the scientific knowledge associated with
their areas of expertise
Procedures of the court and the evidence admissibility standard in their jurisdiction
No bias in action or explanation, but should demonstrate scientific objectivity
Communication within the court (credibility and subject expertise)
Back hand process of preparing the line-up of questions and deciding the value of
the testimony
Leading questions
Practical:
Moot courts
CASE PAPER SUBMISSION
FINAL EXAM.