Under the television impact of top shows such as CSI: Miami, many people’s imagination has been fired by the possibility of new computer forensics training careers in law enforcement. Computer forensics classes are now available in high schools and mid schools, and lots of people are taking them. Some experts support this kind of courses while others speak totally against them. The advocates of forensics classes claim that such programs keep children and adolescents’ interest vivid, but there are other critical voices that fear this may lead to turning violence into something sensational. Moreover, the ethical questions would be more or less disturbing and the moral concerns are not to be overlooked at all.

In normal conditions, forensics classes ought to be approached with utmost care so that the focus should remain on citizen and social advantages. Even among teachers opinions are divided. The introduction of the subject in the curriculum has already involved the implication of two hundred American teachers in forensics classes. Regardless of the concerns involved, positive outcome is not at all negligible. Many students seem to be more receptive to forensics classes for instance, than they are to traditional biology. Many parents will continue to object to the courses, and it seems that the controversy is far from over.

If science is the main concern and not violence and the sensation it creates, then forensics classes may have a future and prove pertinent to educational goals. The teachers on the other hand are compelled to choose their material carefully so that the impact on students is a positive one. We should clarify one other element here: forensics classes are not compulsory but elective. College students may not enlist for them if their parents have objections or if they are not interested in the subject. Whichever be the situation, forensic classes seem like an experiment, and in some people’s opinion it is definitely not a very positive one.

To be truthful, it is very difficult to assume an objective position in relation with forensics classes, and even people who consider they can stay neutral, will have mixed feelings about such enterprises. On the one hand we may express concern concerning the future of forensic science colleges, but on the other it is pretty obvious the reason why such courses tend to be interesting and appealing. Then, why have we come to the point where children and teenagers can’t find science interesting unless it is taught in a criminal justice context? There is no easy or simple answer to these dilemmas, but one thing is for certain, there is something going on right under our nose. Fight it or go with the stream!