Associate in Applied Science Degree - Transfer in Criminal Justice-Forensic Technology

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The Criminal Justice- Forensic Technology degree program introduces individuals who wish to gain employment in areas such as police support, crime scene investigations, and fingerprint and trace evidence examination to the field of Forensic Technology. Forensics or criminalistics is concerned with the recognition, identification, individualization, and evaluation of physical evidence using the methods of the natural sciences. Some of the major areas of this specialty include forensic medicine, toxicology, serology, anthropology, and odontology, trace evidence (hair, fibers, glass, etc.), documentary evidence, ballistics, explosives, accelerants, and fingerprint processing and examination. Many forensic technology students continue their academic careers by transferring some others seek employment with a variety of criminal justice agencies. Forensic technology students may gain employment in areas such as police support, crime scene investigations, fingerprint technology. Employers include local, state and federal organizations as well as private industry.

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