Critical Thinking

Recently, an article in the Wall Street Journal questioned whether forensics courses belong in the elementary and high school curricula. Is it possible that blood and gore could desensitize kids to crime, making them more prone to act violently in their schools and communities? (Palevitz, 10) According to Jeffery Tomberlin, a PhD forensic entomologist in Tifton, GA, the answer is no. "Students examining a forensic investigation are often asked to develop and test a number of hypotheses. …