VA State Police Special Agent (ret.) Barry Stevens Explains how a polygraph works.
Criminology students visited the Roanoke Medical Examiner's Office.
Copying computer hard drive during computer forensics demonstration.
Dusting for fingerprints in Crime Scene class.
Polygraph demonstration.
Field trip to the Internet Crimes Against Children Cyber Center.
Complementary Programs
Criminal forensics at University of Lynchburg is an exciting and fascinating course of study that will provide you with a foundation and basic understanding of the overlap between criminology and science.
What will I study?
In this 14 to 16 credit hour minor, learn to combine science with theory as applied to crime, crime analysis, and the criminal justice process.
Possible Career Paths
- Criminal Scene Investigators
- Criminalist
- Criminal Investigator/Detective
- DNA Analyst
- Forensic Chemist
- Forensic Nurse
- Federal Agent
- Police Officer/Deputy Sheriff
- Forensic Toxicologist
- Forensic Accountant
- Forensic Anthropologist
- Medicolegal Investigator
- Private Investigator
Faculty Contact
Kenneth Wagner, PhD
Associate Professor of Criminology
Chair of the Criminology Department
