THE UNIVERSITY OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AND POLICE STUDIES

MASTER ACADEMIC STUDIES

FORENSIC ENGINEERING

Course:

Bioterrorism

Course Code: 12.181

ECTS: 6

Course Status:

Elective

Number of Effective Classes (Per Week): 2 + 2 + 1

Theoretical Education:

Practical Training:

Research Study Project:

2

2

1

Prerequisite/s: None

Educational Objective: Acquisition of basic knowledge regarding the possibilities of biological weapon use in terrorist attacks, as well as methods used for their detection and processing leading to expert witness testimony in the court of law.

Projected Outcome: Students will be familiarized with the appropriate approaches to the identification of bioterrorist events, weapons used in the attacks, as well as their efficient detection and handling leading to expert witness testimony in the court of law.

Course Contents/Structure

Theoretical education: Types, characteristics and classification of biological weapons; possibilities for the use of biological agents in terrorist attacks; definition and types of bioterrorism; various consequences of biological attacks; feasibility of obtaining biological agents and their production; monitoring and detection of illegal biological agent production; methods for early detection of bioterrorism attacks; methods for detection of traces and objects relevant for bioterrorism attacks, expert witness testimony, international cooperation in bioterrorism.

Practical training: Application of selected methods for the detection and forensic evaluation of biological agents.

Teaching Methods: Lectures, case studies, simulations.

Assessment (Maximum Number of Points: 100)

Pre-Exam Obligations

No. of Points

Final Examination

No. of Points

Midterm exam

20

Final examination

30

Laboratory

30

Active participation in class

5

Research paper/project

15

Textbook/s

1. Јовић, Р.; Савић, А. Биотероризам, биолошки рат, биолошко оружје, Београд: Институт за политичке студије, Центар за истраживање безбедности и тероризма, 2004

2. Курмон, Б.; Рибникар, Д. Асиметрични ратови: сукоби јуче и данас, тероризам и нове претње, Београд: Војска, 2003

3. Мијалковић, С. В. Национална безбедност, Београд: Криминалистичко-полицијска академија, 2011

4. Бајагић, М. Основи безбедности Београд: Криминалистичко-полицијска академија, 2007

5. Thackrah, J.R. Dictionary of terrorism, London; New York: Routledge, 2004