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| Forensic Science is most broadly defined as the application of the natural sciences to matters involving the law. In our increasingly complex society, legal problems arise which cannot be resolved without scientific input. By virtue of their special expertise, forensic scientists are ideally suited to provide this input. John Jay's facilities for both instruction and advanced research are ideally suited to training future leaders in the forensic sciences. |
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The College offers advanced training in two of the largest areas within the forensic
sciences: 1) criminalistics and 2) toxicology. Criminalistics involves the recognition,
identification, individualization and evaluation of physical evidence along with crime scene
reconstruction. Opportunities exist for the scientifically trained criminalist in federal,
state, county and municipal crime laboratories and medical examiners offices, as well as in
private laboratories. Toxicology is the study of adverse effects of physical and chemical agents
on living systems, and the identification of toxic materials alone, in the environment,
or in body fluids and tissues. Opportunities for the trained toxicologist exist in government
and private laboratories as well as in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries.
All Contents © Copyright 2002, Dept. of Sciences, John Jay College. All Rights Reserved. Updated 10/29/03 |
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