TY - JOUR
T1 - Building bridges between criminal justice and the forensic sciences to create forensic studies programs
AU - Fradella, Henry F.
AU - Owen, Stephen S.
AU - Burke, Tod W.
PY - 2007/7
Y1 - 2007/7
N2 - The ever-increasing role of the forensic sciences in the criminal justice system requires criminal justice educators to integrate the study of forensic science into a traditional social science curriculum. Yet, most professors in criminal justice lack forensic science expertise sufficient to meet the educational demands of the field, as it is intertwined with natural science disciplines, especially biology and chemistry. Accordingly, this paper advocates the formation of an interdisciplinary forensic studies program, including a discussion of need, curricular components, and overcoming potential obstacles.
AB - The ever-increasing role of the forensic sciences in the criminal justice system requires criminal justice educators to integrate the study of forensic science into a traditional social science curriculum. Yet, most professors in criminal justice lack forensic science expertise sufficient to meet the educational demands of the field, as it is intertwined with natural science disciplines, especially biology and chemistry. Accordingly, this paper advocates the formation of an interdisciplinary forensic studies program, including a discussion of need, curricular components, and overcoming potential obstacles.
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U2 - 10.1080/10511250701383376
DO - 10.1080/10511250701383376
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34250654045
SN - 1051-1253
VL - 18
SP - 261
EP - 282
JO - Journal of Criminal Justice Education
JF - Journal of Criminal Justice Education
IS - 2
ER -