Fun with Forensics at Oakton Community College

Those seeking to tap into their inner “CSI” character can take a new forensics course offered at Oakton Community College in Des Plaines and Skokie. The class, entitled Forensics II, provides hands-on experience using alternate light sources and solid-state lasers, according to a school news release.

Topics include techniques in the examination of blood splatter, ballistics, and impression evidence, along with procedures in forensics mapping and the use of GPS for outdoor crime scenes.

The 16-week course meets 2:30-5:20 p.m. Thursdays, starting Jan. 21, at Oakton’s Des Plaines campus, located at 1600 E. Golf Road. The prerequisite for this dynamic course will be waived for this semester only, the release states.

For more information, contact James Lucas at lucas@oakton.edu or 847-635-1769.

Additional spring credit class listings can be found online at www.oakton.edu, or in the Spring 2016 Credit and Noncredit Class Schedule, available at Des Plaines and the Skokie campus, located at 7701 N. Lincoln Ave. Classes begin Tuesday, Jan. 19. For more information, about registering, visit bit.ly/1MUjUrz.

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