Criminology is the study of criminals and the crimes they commit. Forensic criminology is the application of science to law to study criminals to explain their crimes, predict it, and prevent it. The LPAIFI School of Forensic Criminology for Homicide Studies is a scientific approach that includes the scientific method to examine the various behavioral pattern of homicide offenders and homicide victims to recognize which methods, tools, and investigative strategies are best to select for use on a per-case basis to minimize likelihood of stagnation and maximize likelihood of success. Forensic criminology as it related to homicide studies respond to investigation and legal-based questions with the expectation that those findings will be used in a court of law. Forensic criminology is the best of all worlds because it blends sociological, behavioral, and forensic science into one, well organized, mosaic of interrelated moving parts. Forensic criminology is not just about crime scene investigation, rather, it is about victim and offender characteristics, environment, culture, biology, forensic psychology, crime scene reconstruction, the sub-disciplines of forensic science, general criminal investigation, victimology, suspectology, statement analysis, the scientific method, all built upon a broad foundation of practical experience, and more
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