Forensic Biology: Body Fluids and Bloodstain Patterns
Identifying blood, semen and saliva, and reading bloodstain patterns to reconstruct events.
FORS-304 Year 3 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon
Offered by HSM University · Forensic Science
Course content
- 1Biological evidence at the sceneComing
- 2Presumptive tests for bloodComing
- 3Confirmatory tests and species identificationComing
- 4Semen and saliva identificationComing
- 5Body fluid identification by RNA and proteinsComing
- 6Properties of blood in motionComing
- 7Passive stains and drip patternsComing
- 8Spatter patterns and impact anglesComing
- 9Area of originComing
- 10Transfer and altered stainsComing
- 11Documenting bloodstain patternsComing
- 12Capstone: reconstructing a scene from bloodstainsComing
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
Identifying blood, semen and saliva, and reading bloodstain patterns to reconstruct events.
Part of the Science stream, typically taken in year 3.