JS 671: Conventional Criminalistics

Taken Fall 2011 Instructor: Mitch Rector This class involved lectures and lab work in the areas such as trace analysis and fingerprint analysis. This was definitely not my cup of tea, but Mitch is great and knowledgeable teacher (he's considered an expert in this field). He says to buy the book, but don't. I opened it literally once all semester. Generally, everything you need to study for the test are the notes he gives during class. Also, start the labs early enough so you can ask questions throughout since they must be done on your own time outside of class and can be time consuming and confusing.