Forensic Science and Criminology (12 Months)

Overview

The Industry Program in Forensic Sciences and Criminology is designed to train aspiring and mid-career professionals in a variety of forensic disciplines applied to crime scene investigation and evidence analysis. Professionals trained in these disciplines are crucial to today’s comprehensive forensic investigations. Completing this certification will qualify to work as forensic scientists, DNA analysts, chemists, death investigators and crime scene responders at the local, state and federal levels.

Program Objectives

• To study the effectiveness of physical evidence collection, preservation & examination.
• To examine critically, for each type of physical evidence, the various scientific laboratory tests used to determine the individual characteristics.
• To consider how each type of physical evidence can be presented in court in accord with its probative value.
• To study the chemical & biochemical techniques employed by forensic scientists to assist the judicial system to assist the judicial system to help solve crimes, or to help prove that a law has been broken.
• To set Forensic Science in an overall legal & professional context, introduce the structure & integrated functions of the legal process.
• To illustrate different legal systems, the documents prepared for them & highlight court procedures, competency & ethics.
• To develop an awareness of the various forms of the physical evidence & how each type is located & identified on a trauma victim & at a crime scene.

Program Areas

• Module I-Introduction to Forensic Science
• Module II- Forensic Medicine & Medico-legal Aspects
• Module III- Biological Anthropology
• Module IV- Forensic Toxicology
• Module V- Forensic Serology
• Module VI- Introduction to Criminology
• Module VII- Documentation & Forensic Analysis of Biological Evidence
• Module VIII- Computer Forensic

Eligibility

The Eligibility for the training program is graduation in any discipline. Highly interested participants in final year can also apply.

Program Fee

BII Program Participation Fee for this program is Rs 10,300 (for participants based in India / USD 750 ( for overseas participants ). Payment is to be made through Demand Draft / At Par Cheque in favor of Bioinformatics Institute of India.

Examination Fees

Every student has to pay Rs.300/- per module as examination fees. Examination fee for overseas participants is USD 30 Per Module.
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Program Duration : The program duration is 12 months.

Evaluation

At the end of the duration of a program, participants go through a well defined evaluation process which is held on all India basis.

Job Prospects & Career Options

In Forensic Science Studies, you will gain first-hand experience investigating simulated crime scenes and collecting evidence. You will learn about the biological, chemical and physical aspects of forensic science – for example, analyzing and examining DNA, trace chemical evidence and firearm markings. Proper scientific methodology will be emphasized as you learn the latest investigative techniques to collect manage and examine evidence on site and in the lab. The students can find employment with law enforcement agencies, police, and legal system and in the investigative services of the government and also private agencies, work as teachers in institutes that conduct courses in this subject.

They can find employment with law enforcement agencies, police, legal system and in the investigative services of the government and also private agencies. They can also work as teachers in institutes that conduct courses in this subject

Opportunities for forensic scientists exist in government organizations such as the Intelligence Bureau (IB), the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and as investigative officers in the crime cells of state police forces. Forensic experts essentially work in forensic labs and sometimes even in large private detective agencies to establish the link between the criminal and the crime.

Career Options

There is variety of options for forensic professionals. They can specialize in subjects as varied as medicine, engineering, finger-printing, insect study, languages, geology etc.

Crime Scene Investigation	Forensic Pathology/Medicine
Forensic Anthropology	Forensic Psychology and Psychiatry
Forensic Dentistry (Odontology)	Forensic Entomology
Forensic Serology	Forensic Chemist
Dactyloscopy	Forensic Linguistics
Ballistics	Toxicology
Forensic Engineer	Photography
Forensic artist & Sculptures	Cytology
Geology

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