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PANAMA CITY, Fla. - Crime scene investigation students at the FSU-PC campus wrapped up a full week of analyzing evidence and learning about the computer technology that crime investigators use everyday.

The students began the week by using computer software to identify test tubes filled with unknown substances.

Students also learned how to use the same facial recreation program that FSU police department uses to identify criminals.

Senior CSI Student, James Pollock, explained how the program works for law enforcement.

"If someone were to come to the police saying that they had been mugged but they didn't know the person but they got a good look at them, they can go to the police and say this is what the person looked like and describe to an officer who can then try different facial shapes and different eyes and try to get a likeness of the person based on the witnesses description," he said.

Students have to complete four labs to finish the program. CharlaSkinner Perdue, a CSI faculty member believes the labs are a very significant part of the curriculum.

"We also do forensic death investigation, impression evidence, and crime and accident scene imaging and reconstruction. So all of those are 40 hour labs so they'll have 160 hours hands-on work before they'll leave the program," she said.

The labs will continue July 10-14, when students will have to complete the impression evidence investigation.

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