Standards - Career & Technical Education

Incorporate safety procedures in handling, operating, and maintaining equipment; utilizing materials and protective equipment; maintaining a safe work area; and handling hazardous materials and forces.

Demonstrate effective workplace and employability skills, including communication, awareness of diversity, positive work ethic, problem-solving, time management, and teamwork.

Explore the range of careers available in the field, investigate their educational requirements, and demonstrate job-seeking skills including resume-writing and interviewing.

Demonstrate digital literacy by using digital and electronic tools appropriately, safely, and ethically.

Participate in a Career Technical Student Organization (CTSO) to increase knowledge and skills and to enhance leadership and teamwork.

Train for appropriate physical fitness and agility tests.

Demonstrate knowledge of defensive tactics and proper application of the use of force continuum in relevant situations.

Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to describe the role of forensic science and evidence collection from historical cases in the criminal justice system.

Apprise the different types of forensic science laboratories and professional organizations.

Apply concepts of the scientific method to forensic science and to crime scene investigations.

Classify physical evidence based on how it is produced.

Plan and carry out an investigation to determine the value of physical and trace evidence.

Use models for the evaluation of handwriting and document evidence.

Construct explanations from collections of evidence, using various pathological and anthropological techniques.

Develop and use mathematical models to estimate height from bone length.

Distinguish between admissible and inadmissible scientific and technical evidence supplied by expert witnesses in criminal cases.

Explain the differences between processing and analyzing evidence.

Analyze and interpret data from different types of crime scene evidence to determine which forensic crime lab unit would have responsibility.

Construct an explanation of how scientific forensic techniques used in collecting and submitting evidence for admissibility in court have evolved over time.

Plan and carry out investigations using the scientific protocols for analyzing a crime scene.

Construct an argument from evidence explaining the relevance of possible evidence at a site of an investigation.

Develop models to analyze and communicate information obtained from the crime scene.

Plan and carry out an investigation to use antigens and antibodies to determine blood type and to identify crime suspect(s) based on the results.

Gather and share information about forensic identification of body fluids.

Summarize important considerations in forensic investigation of sexual assault.

Analyze and interpret DNA evidence to match a suspect to biological samples, identifying conditions and/or situations where errors commonly occur, and cite reasons for possible errors.

Collect and preserve biological evidence for DNA analysis.

Differentiate among blood-borne pathogens and describe their effects on the human body.

Analyze distinctive features of toolmark striations and impressions.

Analyze distinctive features of tire, footwear, and other impression evidence.

Plan and carry out an experiment using the process of chromatography to analyze and identify ink marks.

Perform physical and chemical analyses of evidence obtained from a crime scene, victim, and suspect, using spectrophotometers and other appropriate equipment to answer pertinent questions in the investigation.

Develop fingerprints and classify characteristics for identification by using distinguishing features.

Collect and analyze latent prints using proper forensic tools and techniques.

Retrieve fingerprints and classify characteristics for identification by using distinguishing features.