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LEGL 215 - Law, Ethics and Testimony

Credits: Three (3)
This course introduces students to the American legal system, ethics in both the legal and forensic science fields, and courtroom testimony. The course will survey the organization of the federal and state court systems, procedural and substantive criminal law, some aspects of civil law, and how to find the law. The course will also survey the ethical rules promulgated for the practice of law and their application to those working in the forensic science field together with some of the ethical codes within the forensic science field itself. The course will include a survey of forensic science professionals’ courtroom testimony, as well as eyewitness statements and testimony.
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