Class Number: 1608
Description: Hours: Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory per week Prerequisite: Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4) Description: A survey of the various chemical and biological techniques used in obtaining and evaluating criminal evidence. Topics include: chromatography; mass spectrometry (LC-MS, GC-MS); atomic absorption spectrometry; IR, UV, fluorescence, and X-ray spectroscopes; fiber comparisons; drug analysis; arson/ explosive residue analysis; toxicological studies; blood typing; DNA analysis; population genetics; firearm identification; and fingerprint analysis.

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Days Time Date Range Location Instructor
TH 06:00 PM - 08:50 PM 01/17/2025 - 05/16/2025 Aliso Hall 231 Lucinda Bernardino
Status: Open
Session: Regular Academic Session
Units: 3.00
Class Components: Laboratory
Career: Undergraduate
Start Date: 01/17/2025
End Date: 05/16/2025
Grading: Letter Grade

Class Availability

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Enrollment Total: 23
Available Seats: 1
Wait List Capacity: 2
Wait List Total: 0


Textbook / Other Materials

Textbook Status: Recommended
ISBN: 9780135218389
Title: Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic Access
Author: Saferstein
Publish: Pearson

Textbook Status: Recommended
ISBN: 9780136707561
Title: Criminalistics (CHANNEL)
Author: Saferstein
Publish: Pearson

Textbook Status: Recommended
ISBN: 9780135268407
Title: Criminalistics
Author: Saferstein
Publish: Pearson Lifetime eBooks

Textbook Status: Recommended
ISBN: 9780137542512
Title: Pearson eText for Criminalistics: An Introduction
Author: Saferstein
Publish: Pearson+ Subscriptions

Textbook Status: Required
ISBN: 9780135268254
Title: Revel for Criminalistics: An Introduction to Foren
Author: Roy
Publish: Pearson

Textbook Status: Recommended
ISBN: 9780135218310
Title: Criminalistics (RRPHE)
Author: Saferstein
Publish: PH -

More textbook information including prices

Enrollment Information

  • Upper Division
  • Course Fee $25
  • In-Person
  • Interdisciplinary Approaches Mission Pillar
  • CS Numbers 15-17
  • Lab Fee $60
  • Upper Div - B Scientific Inq & Quantitative Reason


Notes

  • Prerequisite course required. Consult CSUCI Catalog
  • Open to Juniors and Seniors Only
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