Legal Research Guides by Course - Forensic Sciences
Course Description
The effective lawyer must be an expert at gathering, assessing and presenting significant information. This course will examine the uses of scientific information in the law with a particular emphasis on civil and criminal litigation. Topics covered will include the law of scientific evidence; statistical proof; and the types of forensic expertise including epidemiology, questioned document examination; DNA; trace evidence analysis; arson investigation; tool marks; bite marks and fingerprints. (2 credits) Paper
Subject Covered Presently in Collection by:
Print Collection
HV8073-HV8079 Investigation of Crime
KF8936 Trial Evidence – Special Topics
KF8961-KF8967 Civil Evidence - Expert Evidence
KF9377 Arson
KF9666.5 DNA Fingerprinting
KF9674 Criminal Evidence – Expert Evidence
RA1001-RA1171 Forensic Medicine – Medical Jurisprudence – Legal Medicine
Legal Research Databases
- Westlaw and Lexis
- BNA Online
- CCH Library - Intelliconnect
- CALI
- Hein Online
- Legal Scholarship Network
DCLI Webpage Links
- Primary Legal Research: Case Law, Statutory Law, Administrative Law (contains quick links to our federal and state statutes, our federal and state administrative codes, and federal and state case law)