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INTERNATIONAL GUEST LECTURE

ON ‘FORENSIC SCIENCE IN GHANA’

The first international lecture for the academic year 2022-2023 was

organised by the Department of Forensic Science, Kristu Jayanti Col-

lege, Autonomous on 9th September 2022 on the topic ‘Forensic Sci-

ence in Ghana’.
The resource person was Mr. Alexander Badu Boateng. He is the se-

nior police officer of Ghana police service. He is a BSc graduate in

biological science and pursued his master’s in forensic science with

a specialisation in DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) typing, PCR (Poly-

merase Chain Reaction) technique and crime scene investigation.

Currently he is doing his PhD in Biotechnology.

The session started with a brief introduction about forensic science

and moved on to various aspects like forensic science education, var-

ious universities providing the program, job opportunities, different

forensic aspects. He spoke about the Forensic Science Laboratory

in Ghana, different disciplines there and about the equipment used

there. He also directed the attention of students to different cases hap-
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pening in Ghana and the role of forensic science in all of it.
During his talk he explained the use of forensic science in some high

profile cases that he had handled as part of his police and forensic

service in his country.

Finally, he also discussed the various challenges faced there in the

field of forensic science. Also during the question answer session the

doubts of students were clearly answered by the guest. It was an in-

formative and useful session.

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