Catching Criminals With Smarts and Science
For aspiring crime-scene investigators such as Elizabeth Velazquez-Jacquez and Timothy Ball, veteran CSI Sarah Bailey, a Metropolitan State University of Denver instructor, brings real-world experience and up-to-the-minute technology to her Criminalistics classroom. Through hands-on labs, students learn techniques for analyzing blood spatters, developing and collecting fingerprints and more.
Learn more about Chemistry and Biochemistry and Criminalistics at MSU Denver:
https://www.msudenver.edu/chemistry/
Learn more about Criminal Justice and Criminology at MSU Denver: https://www.msudenver.edu/criminal-justice-criminology/00:00 - Eyes on the Crime Scene
00:10 - Meet Sarah Bailey, CSI and Instructor
00:18 - From Lecture to Lab
00:28 - Real Crime Scene Techniques
00:38 - The Science Behind CSI
00:53 - Blood Spatter Basics
01:02 - Blood Drop Experiments
01:15 - Why Students Love Forensics
01:22 - Beyond TV Crime Drama
01:44 - Real CSI Hours
01:55 - Inside a 17-Hour Crime Scene
02:02 - Opportunities in Criminalistics
02:11 - Diverse Majors, One Goal
02:16 - Student Dream Jobs
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