CBM347 Forensic Science in Healthcare Syllabus:

CBM347 Forensic Science in Healthcare Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVE:

By the end of the course each student will be familiar with:
● the history of the forensic sciences and its place in popular culture
● the roles of different types of professionals involved in evaluating a crime scene and the collected evidence
● forensic microscope and Anthropology
● The Blood stain identification
● the methodology of collecting & interpreting data for fingerprint application

UNIT I BASICS OF FORENSIC SCIENCE

Forensic science, Introduction to the Forensic Sciences, History and Development of Forensic Science, Deductive Reasoning, Organization of a Crime Laboratory Case Studies: The Enrique Camarena Case. A Forensic Nightmare Organization of forensic science laboratories of center and state -NCRA AND NICFS, fundamental rights, criminal profiling, concept of quality control management in forensic institutions.

UNIT- II OBSERVATION AND CRIME SCENE

Observational Skills – Sherlock Holmes and Deductive Reasoning – Observations by Witnesses. Case Studies. The Crime Scene -Locard’s Exchange Principle, Securing and Recording the Crime Scene, Legal Considerations at the Crime Scene, Evidence Collection and Recordation Techniques. Mock Crime Scene: Processing and Documenting a Crime Scene

UNIT III FORENSIC MICROSCOPE AND ANTHROPOLOGY

Forensic Use of the Microscope -The Compound, Comparison, and Stereoscopic Microscope, The Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). Forensic Anthropology- Introduction, Human Anatomy–The Skeletal System, Skeletal Determination of Demographic Data from Skeletal Remains, Determining Types of Trauma and Disease from Skeletal Remains, Case Studies.

UNIT IV BLOOD STAIN IDENTIFICATION

Detection and identification of Blood stains, Determination of species of origin, Blood Group systems, Techniques of Determination of Blood groups of Blood stains, Determination of seminal and other fluids and their Blood Grouping, DNA, DNA Phenotyping and RNA Profiling & their applications. Wildlife forensics.

UNIT V FINGERPRINT APPLICATION

Fingerprints -Fundamental Principles of Fingerprint Analysis, Classification of Fingerprints, Collection of Fingerprint Evidence, Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems (AFIS), Track marks, Case Studies.

COURSE OUTCOMES:

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to
CO1: Define the significance of forensic sciences
CO2: Observe and document crime scenes
CO3: Determine Trauma and Diseases.
CO4: Describe the various sources of medical data related to forensic science.
CO5: Demonstrate the visual analytical procedure of finger print application.

TEXT BOOKS

1. Nanda, B.B. and Tewari, R.K. (2001) Forensic Science in India: A vision for the twenty first century Select Publisher, New Delhi.
2. James, S.H and Nordby, J.J. (2003) Forensic Science: An introduction to scientific and investigative techniques CRC Press

REFERENCES

1. Saferstein : Criminalistics (1976) Prentice Hall Inc., USA.
2. Deforest, Gansellen & Lee : Introduction to Criminalistics.
3. Sharma, B.R. (1974) Forensic Science in Criminal Investigation and Trials, Central Law Agency, Allahabad, 1974