RADFORD (WSLS 10) - Radford University criminal justice students had hands-on experience in handling a crime scene on Thursday.
Faculty and police helped stage the scene of a murder on campus. Students then had to process the evidence, control who entered the area and piece together theories about what happened.
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The mock crime scene was organized by former Maryland police officer Tod Burke.
"Crime scenes are not like they are on TV. You're not going to solve a crime in an hour with commercials," said Burke. "We want to show them that this is a lot more difficult. It's a learning experience."
Last week, Radford students also got chance to tackle a mock biohazard emergency.