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BSc Forensic Science Forensic Science V Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

This degree runs on the Choice Based Credit System throughout, items 6.10, 6.11 and 6.12 of the Academic Council of 17 May 2022, brought in one year at a time from 2022-23. The University has published no NEP 2020 syllabus for it. The University examines only the third year of this degree centrally, under exam forms 1S00815 and 1S00816; the colleges examine the first four semesters.

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Semester 5 · TY BSc Forensic Science · 2 credits · 100 marks

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Syllabus for Forensic Science V

Semester 5 · TY BSc Forensic Science · 2 credits · 100 marks

Module I: Blood pattern analysis

  • Introduction to Blood Pattern Analysis
  • Bloodstain patterns and its forensic significance.
  • Biological properties of human blood:
  • functions and composition of human blood.
  • Physical properties of human blood: viscosity, surface
  • tension and specific gravity.
  • Classification of blood stains
  • Directionality and motion of blood stains. Convergence and
  • area of origin of blood stains. Altered blood stain pattern.
  • Digital Aids in Reconstruction (3- D
  • Photography/Videography, Computer aided Reconstruction)

Module II: Means of person Identification-I

  • Historical perspective of person identification, Anthropometry
  • Fingerprint recognition: ACE-V method of fingerprint matching, Automated Fingerprint Identification System
  • (AFIS): components and working
  • Facial identification: Portrait parle, anthropometric landmarks/fiducial points on face, computer-based facial identification: acquisition of facial data (2D/3D faces), facial features, matching of facial features, decision making
  • Iris identification: anatomy of eye, iris and its characteristics, computer-based iris identification: acquisition of iris data, segmentation of iris, features of iris, matching of various features of iris, decision making

Module III: Means of person Identification-II and Forensic Databases

  • Voice Recognition: Anatomy of vocal organs, neurological basis of speech production, forensic phonetics, approaches of voice recognition: acoustic- phonetic and automated methods, acoustic analysis of vowel and consonants. Legal aspects of voice identification, decision making
  • Palm print Recognition: Anatomy of hand and hand geometry, features of palm, matching of palm prints, decision making
  • Forensic Databases: Importance of forensic databases in personal identification and its role in prosecution and defence hypothesis
  • Various Forensic databases

Module IV: Instrumentation in Forensic Science:

  • Instrumentation in crime scene investigation: Various light sources and its importance
  • Instrumentation in Document examinations: Spectral comparator, Electrostatic apparatus, VSC and other microscopic methods
  • Spectrophotometers: UV-VIS, IR/FTIR, Raman, AAS, AES, Mass Spectrometers, ICP
  • Chromatographic techniques: TLC, HPTLC, HPLC/UPLC, GC

Text books and Additional References

  • 1 Kish, P. E., James, S. H., Sutton, T. P. (2005). Principles of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis: Theory and Practice. Singapore: Taylor & Francis.
  • 2 Bevel, T., Gardner, R. M. (2008). Bloodstain Pattern Analysis with an Introduction to Crime Scene Reconstruction. United States: Taylor & Francis.
  • 3 Wonder, A. (2011). Bloodstain Pattern Evidence: Objective Approaches and Case Applications. Netherlands: Elsevier Science.
  • 4 Komarinski, P. (2005). Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems (AFIS). Netherlands: Elsevier Science.
  • 5 Handbook of Biometrics for Forensic Science. (2017). Germany: Springer International Publishing.
  • 6 Jain, A. K., Nandakumar, K., Ross, A. A. (2011). Introduction to Biometrics. United States: Springer US.
  • 7 Hollien, H. F. (2002). Forensic Voice Identification. United Kingdom: Academic Press.
  • 8 Patil, H. A. (2011). Forensic Speaker Recognition: Law Enforcement and Counter- Terrorism. Netherlands: Springer New York.
  • 9 Voice Identification: Theory and Legal Applications, Oscar Tosi, University Park Press, Baltimore, USA, 1979
  • 10 Fant, G. (2007). Speech Acoustics and Phonetics. Netherlands: Kluwer Academic.
  • 11 Jain, A. K., Li, S. Z. (2011). Handbook of Face Recognition. Germany: Springer London.
  • 12 Datta, A. K., Banerjee, P. K., Datta, M. (2015). Face Detection and Recognition: Theory and Practice. United Kingdom: CRC Press.
  • 13 Forensic Face Matching: Research and Practice. (2021). United Kingdom: OUP Oxford.
  • 14 Valentine, T., Davis, J. P. (2015). Forensic Facial Identification: Theory and Practice of Identification from Eyewitnesses, Composites and CCTV. Germany: Wiley.
  • 15 Smith, M., Urbas, G., Mann, M. (2018). Biometrics, Crime and Security. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis.
  • 16 McCartney, C. (2013). Forensic Identification and Criminal Justice. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis.
  • 17 Elink-Schuurman-Laura, K. (2018). The Efficacy of Forensic Databases. United States: University of New Haven.
  • 18 Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative Techniques, Second Edition. (2005). Singapore: Taylor & Francis.
  • 19 Rawtani, D., Pandey, G., Tharmavaram, M., Hussain, C. M. (2020). Handbook of Analytical Techniques for Forensic Samples: Current and Emerging Developments. Netherlands: Elsevier Science.Analytical Techniques in Forensic Science. (2021). United Kingdom: Wiley. Stuart, B. H. (2012). Forensic Analytical Techniques. Germany: Wiley.
  • 20 Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy in Forensic Science. (2012). United Kingdom: Wiley.
  • 21 Saferstein, R. (2018). Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic Science, 12th Edition.
  • 22 Fisher, B. A., Tilstone, W. J., Woytowicz, C. (2009). Introduction to Criminalistics: The Foundation of Forensic Science. United Kingdom: Elsevier Science.

Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Sc. (Forensic Science) under the Choice Based Credit System, in force from the academic year 2024-25. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.

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