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New
Criminal Justice curriculum called Latent Evidence Technology
to be offered at SCC
Now
students at Southwestern Community College will find
themselves closer to solving the crime. They can receive
hands-on analysis of fingerprint classification and
identification and learn how to record,
cast and recognize footwear and tire tracks.
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The
skills are offered under a new criminal justice curriculum
called latent evidence technology. Students may pursue
an associate of applied science degree or a certificate.
Registration for the new program, along with SCC’s
other fall line up, is Aug. 18 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
at the Jackson campus.
Latent evidence technology focuses on local, state and
federal law enforcement evidence processing and procedures,
according to Thom Brooks, SCC dean of career technologies.
Along with fingerprints and tire tracks, students will
learn chemical development in processing crime scenes.
“Closely associated with forensics, latent evidence
teaches students the link between science and technology
to investigate and establish facts for a criminal case,”
Brooks said.
Some of the course work includes criminalistics, which
deals with advanced crime scene processing, investigative
techniques and current forensic technologies. Students
also take courses in forensic chemistry and biology.
Program graduates should qualify for employment in a
variety of criminal justice organizations, especially
in local, state and federal law enforcement and correctional
agencies, he said.
The new course is expected to be approved by the N.C.
Community College System on Aug. 19, according to Gene
Couch, SCC vice president for instruction and student
services.
“We are anticipating approval so we are encouraging
students to go ahead and apply now for this new program,”
Couch said. Students may apply now through Aug. 18 either
online or at any SCC center in Jackson, Macon or Swain
counties or the Cherokee Indian Reservation.
For more information, phone 586.4091 or 800.447.4091
or visit the SCC website at www.southwesterncc.edu.
Latent
Evidence program of study
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