Forensic Science Education and Training: A Tool–kit for Lecturers and Practitioner Trainers

Forensic science poses unique challenges to educators and students, as it has a strong theoretical base, but is also highly practical and vocational. From preparing a crime scene house to setting test questions, this volume offers a comprehensive guide to delivering aspects of high quality forensic science education through a variety of means. It evaluates current methods of teaching, learning and assessment practice in forensic science, at all levels of tertiary and higher education, including universities, continuing education and professional training establishments.

Bringing together contributions from leading forensic experts, this volume discusses:

Pedagogical uses for new technology including apps and e–gaming Creating practical classes on a budget Creating high–reality mock disaster scenes Virtual anatomy tools Translating forensic business methods internationally

Forensic Science Education and Training: A Tool–kit for Lecturers and Practitioner Trainers provides a unique set of resources, experience and practical advice for teachers, teaching assistants, lecturers and trainers in many areas of forensic science. It will also appeal to professional scientists, forensic science students, researchers in forensic science or professional trainers and training course providers, within police forces and law enforcement agencies.

Foreword
Brian Rankin

Chapter 1: Forensic Science Education – The Past and the Present In and Out of The Classroom
John Cassella

Chapter 2: Forensic Anthropology Teaching Practice
Anna Williams

Chapter 3: Considerations in using a Crime Scene House Facility for teaching and Learning
David Rogers

Chapter 4: Taphonomy Facilities as Teaching Aids
Peter Cross and Anna Williams

Chapter 5: Forensic Fire Investigation
Richard Price

Chapter 6: Digital Forensics Education
Chris Hargreaves

Chapter 7: A Strategy for Teaching Forensic Investigation with Limited Resources
Janice Kennedy

Chapter 8: Improving the PhD through provision of skills training for postgraduate researchers
Ben Jones

Chapter 9: Educational forensic e–gaming as effective learning environments for Higher Education students
Jamie Pringle, Luke Bracegirdle and Jackie Potter

Chapter 10: Virtual Anatomy Teaching Aids
Kris Thompson and Anna Williams

Chapter 11: Online Teaching Aids
Anna–Maria Muller, L Taylor and Anna Williams

Chapter 12: Simulation, immersive gameplay and virtual realities in Forensic Science Education
Karl Harrison and Colleen Morgan

Chapter 13: Training Forensic Practitioners In DNA Profiling
Sue Carney

Chapter 14: The Forensic Investigation of Sexual Offences: Practitioner Course Design and Delivery
Sue Carney

Chapter 15: The Use of High Fidelity Simulations in Emergency Management Training
Graham Braithwaite

Chapter 16: Police training in the 21st Century
Mark Roycroft

Chapter 17: The Design and Implementation of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in Forensic Science Assessment
Claire Gwinnett

Chapter 18: The Future of Forensic Science Education
John Cassella, Anna Williams and Peter D Maskell

Edited by

Anna Williams School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, UK
John Paul Cassella Department of Forensic Science and Crime Science, Staffordshire University, UK
Peter D. Maskell School of Science, Engineering and Technology, Abertay University, UK