CRMJ 2364 - Bloodstain Evidence

Credit hours: 3

Course Description:
A study of bloodstains, blood-spatter, and bloodstain pattern. Focuses on surface texture, direction of travel of blood striking an object, determining the impact angle of blood, the origin of blood-spatter and an examination of a blood drop in a two-dimensional configuration. Other topics include the collection and preservation of bloodstain evidence.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:

Understand the objectives of bloodstain pattern analysis.
Choose and operate equipment and tools used in bloodstain and recovery of biological material.
Collect and identify physical evidence containing biological material and bloodstains.
Collect and analyze bloodstains, bloodstain patterns, and evidence with bloodstains on and near the recovery site.
Identify terminology associated with bloodstain analysis.