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[ARTICLE] Encouraging the forensic science education in university

Recently, including traffic accidents, fire, and disaster, various incidents and serious violent crimes are gradually increasing. So, these cases tend to be legal issues. However, some cases can be examined and resolved with the help of forensic science or forensic medicine. Especially, during the criminal process, physical evidences which were gathered and analyzed scientifically have a important role. To keep the due process and protect defendant's right successfully, rational and scientific criminal investigation is absolutely necessary. To accomplish these goals for investigators or law enforcement officers, forensic identification, forensic science or forensic medicine education program should be well established and given enough. Furthermore, it is very necessary that these courses and programs should be organized as major study in universities where criminal justice college or police administration are set up. Usually, I recognize and emphasize the importance of forensic science education at the university curriculum. So, I have analysed the actual condition of forensic science programs and courses at law schools, medical schools, and criminal justice colleges in Korea. To find out good resolutions or alternatives, I have studied these issues comparatively. In my paper, forensic science education programs which are operated in Germany, Canada, Australia, and U.S.A are introduced as instances in detail. I have focused on how to encourage and improve the forensic science education program at university level. Through this study, some alternatives are presented.