The recognition of human bone is vital to locating missing or deceased persons in a variety of environments. Learn to distinguish human and animal remains, identify the natural processes that degrade bone, and estimate time-since-death of skeletal remains. Handle actual forensic cases and examples of remains to consolidate and practice the material.
To enroll in this course, you must be currently working in a related field. That means employment with any of the following:
- police department
- sheriff's office
- Medical Examiner's office
- coroner's office
- cadaver dog organization
- medical school
- police academy
- archaeological resource management company
- any government agency