What are forensic science?What are scenes of crime officers?

How would scenes of crime officers investigate this type of crime?

Unit 3 taskA burglary has

happen in a remote part of Risca. You are going to take over the role of the forensic investigator. All the samples have been taken and sent for analysis.

Clue 1They broke a

window!!!

Clue 2 Blood was found

near the glass

Clue 3Fingerprints were

lifted from various surfaces

Clue 4A footprint was

discovered in the mud outside the house

Clue 5And a white powder

The SuspectA green van was

seen moving away from the crime scene. The registration has been checked and the owner arrested

Task 1- Vocational ApplicationResearch the role of

a forensic scientistLook for examples of

other similar crimes that have occurred in the area

Explain how they would proceed to solve the crime.

Task 2 The planWrite a planRemember to include

Plans are written in the future tense

Time scaleWhich test you are going to

carry out and whyRisk Assessment completed for

all physical, chemical and biological hazards

How will you record results

Task 3 Get ResultsDecide how you are

going to collectCarry out practical

safely, accurately and precisely.

Task 4 – Draw ConclusionsProcess , calculate and use

your results to draw conclusions

E.g. Calculate the refractive index of glass from the crime scene and suspect. Identify the glass and suggest if the evidence suggests that the suspect has been at the crime scene.

Task 5 Overall ConclusionsWrite a letter to the

chief constable explaining what conclusions can be draw from the evidence.

Task 6 - EvaluationDescribe what has

worked wellDescribe how you

could improvement you experiment and why these improvements will improve precision accuracy and reliability.

Vocational SettingIf this had really

happened how would the SOCO’s and forensic scientists have carried out the tests

What would they have been testing for ?

How would they test for it?