ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 5

The Desirability of a Ph.D. Program in Forensic Science
Sheehan, FX
Associate-professor of biology and immunology and graduate student, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, NY

Kobilinsky, L
Associate-professor of biology and immunology and graduate student, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, NY

(Received 29 August 1983; accepted 30 November 1983)

Abstract

The results of a national survey to determine the need for and desirability of a Ph.D. program in forensic science revealed that crime laboratory scientists and administrators favor the establishment of such a program by a margin of almost three to one. Seventy-nine percent of laboratory personnel who had already received doctoral degrees also favored establishment of a Ph.D. program. Forty-five percent of all those responding to the questionnaire who do not already hold a Ph.D. indicated interest in such a program, but only 6.1% would consider leaving their present positions to matriculate.

Keywords:
forensic science, criminalistics, education

Paper ID: JFS11728J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS11728J
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