Forensic Science

Unit I — Forensic Science — Introduction

Basic Principles and Significance · History and Development of Forensic Science · Crime Scene Management · Defining the Scene of Crime · Crime Scene Documentation · Collection, Packaging Labeling, and F orwarding of Exhibits to Forensic · Colle , Laboratories · Preservation of Evidence · Health & Safety Protocols and its Applic e of Forensic Science ation in Crime Investigation

• Introduction and branches of forensic science
• Forensic evidence and types of forensic evidences

Unit II — Forensic Science

Definition, Nature. Need & Scop · Crime Scene Evidences · & Other Biological Fluids · DNA. Blood, Seme! · Viscera · ‘ks. Tyre Marks · Shoe Impressions. Tool Mark · Bite Marks · Hair ~ Animal and Human, Fibres and Fabrics · Establishment of Identity of Individuals · Fingerprints / Footprints · Forensic Ballistics & Vehicular Accident Reconstruction · Firearms & Their Classification · Ammunition, Projectiles, Mechanism of F iring · Bullet, Weapon & Cartridge Case Identification

• Forensic evidence and types of forensic evidences

Unit III — Chemical & Toxicological Analysis

Drugs of Abuse & Narcotics · Poisons & Alcohol — Toxicological Examination · Food Adulteration · Explosion

Unit IV — Medical Jurisprudence

Introduction to Medical Jurisprudence · History and Development · National and International Scenarios · Medico-Legal Aspects of Death · Human Anatomy and Physiology — Basics · Causes of Death · Injuries — Classification, Forms, and Medico-Legal Aspects · Dying Declarations, and Expert Testimony (under · Post-Mortem Reports, BharatiyaSakshyaA dhiniyam, 2 c Science and the Laws

• Expert Witness and Admissibility of expert's opinion in the courts
• Medico legal Implications of Consent, Different types of consent, Informed Refusal and Therapeutic Privilege

Unit V — Recent Advances in Forens!

Narco-Analysis · Brain Mapping er iti.Polygraph · Forensic DNA Fingerprinting