{"id":81147,"date":"2024-09-18T11:59:49","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T16:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=81147"},"modified":"2024-09-18T11:59:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T16:59:51","slug":"fhsu-introduces-cutting-edge-criminalistics-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=81147","title":{"rendered":"FHSU introduces cutting-edge Criminalistics Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A newly launched program at FHSU will help students \u201chit the ground running\u201d in the critical field of solving crimes. To introduce students to FHSU\u2019s new bachelor\u2019s degree in Criminalistics, the departments of criminal justice, chemistry, biology, and geosciences hosted an open house in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CRJ 210 Criminalistics, developed as a required core course for the program, will be taught by Dr. Morgan Steele, assistant professor of criminal justice. The course will offer an introduction to the different sciences that students can choose for program concentrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe course sets students up to see how what they do in the lab will be useful in courtrooms, in the field, and in investigating different types of crimes,\u201d Steele said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steele said he typically sees students double majoring in biology or chemistry together with criminal justice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHaving a major built-in (criminalistics) is going to help them streamline their process without cutting back on their science or criminal justice education,\u201d he said. \u201cIn addition, transfer students can hit the ground running because of the KBOR general education core program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Concentrations in criminalistics include forensic chemistry, forensic biology, and crime mapping and spatial analysis. These concentrations can lead to potential careers in crime lab analysis, chemical safety, DNA analysis, or crime data analysis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What sets the criminalistics program apart from programs offered at other institutions, Steele said, is that the program is \u201ctruly a multi-disciplinary program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTeaching forensic science is usually in chemistry or criminal justice,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s rare that it is in all three primary departments (chemistry, biology, and geosciences).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the benefit to students, skills learned through the program will benefit law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is especially true in rural areas where agencies can\u2019t create a specific position for a criminalist or forensic scientist,\u201d said Tamara Lynn, professor and chair of criminal justice. \u201cBut if they could hire someone with that skill set for other positions, it would benefit the agency and our students.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More information about the criminalistics concentration is available at https:\/\/www.fhsu.edu\/criminaljustice\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For additional news and information about Fort Hays State University, go to https:\/\/www.fhsu.edu\/university-communications\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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