Abstract

Forensic Science is a subject that has been popularized since the 1990’s in Cop Dramas and its variants, as well as a large resurgence with the rise of True Crime. This led to non-faithful reconstructions of what forensic scientists are and what they do to process evidence. I looked at how the impact of education relating to criminology affects the perception of forensic science in comparison to how many hours of criminological related media was consumed on a weekly basis. The results found that the number of hours of criminological-related media had little effect on the perceived reliability of forensic evidence; however, the number of courses taken within criminological related fields wildly changed the responses between a low number of courses taken and a high number of courses taken. This was then related to other studies done on similar topics and similar age groups considered.

Semester/Year of Award

Spring 5-2024

Mentor

Cindy J. Kaeser Tran

Mentor Department Affiliation

Chemistry

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Degree Name

Honors Scholars

Degree Level

Bachelors

Department

Chemistry

IRB Approval Number (if applicable)

5773

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