Produce a case file of the investigation. This will need to include A description of your crime scene examination A description of analysis Results from your investigation Conclusions from your report You will need to submit everything from your crime scene and laboratory analysis documentation as part of your case file. Give evidence in the mock court room explaining your role in the criminal investigation You will need to give clear and logical justification for the conclusions that you have drawn from the evidence you have collected and analysed. In doing so you must Support your conclusion with evidence and reasoning comment on the relevance of each piece of evidence to the case in your report consider whether evidence may be circumstantial and alternative motives behind the evidence Evaluate your investigation in terms of precision, techniques and accuracy Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of your results and conclusions Discuss your conclusions in of possible, probable, likely Lessons and dates Learning Outcomes You should be able to: Activities Homework 1 Introduction to unit Introduction to unit and learners booklet passed out. Deadlines given Practical – contact leaves a trace Reliability of witness Write an introduction for your portfolio. Who you are and what your portfolio will contain Hand in 17/09/10 2 P1 carry out a forensic examination of a simulated crime scene using appropriate methods to gather biological, physical and chemical M1 Describe the procedures used to gather evidence from a simulated crime scene Practical – processing a crime scene and collecting evidence Main points Note-taking Sketching Photographing Complete photography worksheet (M1, D1)
3 +4 P1 carry out a forensic examination of a simulated crime scene using appropriate methods to gather biological, physical and chemical M1 Describe the procedures used to gather evidence from a simulated crime scene Practical – processing a scene and collecting evidence Main points Searching for evidence Targeting and recovery Packaging and labelling 4, 5, 6,7 P1 carry out a forensic examination of a simulated crime scene using appropriate methods to gather biological, physical and chemical M1 Describe the procedures used to gather evidence from a simulated crime scene D1 Justify the procedures used to gather evidence from a simulated crime scene Lesson 4-5 Practical – independently process and collect evidence from a crime scene. You receive a call from your chief inspector regarding a crime that has occurred. You rush to the crime scene to find a young caucasian male with a single bullet wound to his head. You are in charge of discovering all evidence to find out whether it was murder or suicide Tool marks, blood, hair, fingerprints, fibre, saliva, bullet casing, gun powder, drugs Learner observation sheet to be completed Portfolio – complete your portfolio of how to process a crime scene Lesson 6-7 Write up – How to process a crime scene for the portfolio using success criteria from student sheets 8 27/09/11 P2 Outline the main techniques used to analyse chemical evidence M2 Explain the main techniques used to analyse chemical evidence D2 Evaluate the techniques used to analyse chemical evidence Practical – Chromatography techniques in forensic science chromatography and TLC Procedure sheet needs to be completed as well as a brief description of how it works 9 03/10/11 P2 Outline the main techniques used to analyse chemical evidence M2 Explain the main techniques used to analyse chemical evidence D2 Evaluate the techniques used to analyse chemical evidence Practical – Colorimetry as a chemical analysis technique Procedure sheet needs to be completed as well as a brief description of how it works
10 04/10/11 P2 Outline the main techniques used to analyse chemical evidence M2 Explain the main techniques used to analyse chemical evidence D2 Evaluate the techniques used to analyse chemical evidence Fingerprint chemical enhancement Practical – Different methods of finding fingerprint Iodine Ninhydrin Crystal violet Procedure sheet needs to be completed as well as a brief description of how it works Produce a document for your portfolio showing the four different types of fingerprints. You must show on the document how forensic scientists match prints Hand in 13/10/10 11, 12 10/10/11 P2 Outline the main techniques used to analyse chemical evidence M2 Explain the main techniques used to analyse chemical evidence D2 Evaluate the techniques used to analyse chemical evidence Practical – chemical presumptive tests of body fluids Blood analysis Saliva testing Urine testing Write up – use of presumptive tests in forensic science 13 11/10/11 P2 Outline the main techniques used to analyse chemical evidence M2 Explain the main techniques used to analyse chemical evidence D2 Evaluate the techniques used to analyse chemical evidence Research and describe how forensic scientists use the following procedures Spectrometry UV spectroscopy Infrared spectroscopy Mass Spectrometry Ensure portfolio of chemical evidence is complete Hand in 15/10/10 14,15 17/10/11 18/10/11 P4 Outline the main techniques used to analyse physical evidence M4 Explain the main techniques used to analyse physical evidence D4 Evaluate the techniques used to analyse chemical evidence Introduction to Ballistics Practical – observation of bullet casings Research and explain how forensic scientists use the following Microstamping Discharge residue Wound patterns trajectory 16, 17 31/10/11 P6 Outline the main techniques used to analyse biological evidence M6 Explain the main techniques used to analyse biological evidence Practical – hair and fibre identification and analysis Produce a table to look at advantages and disadvantages of different methods of analysis in forensic
D6 Evaluate the techniques used to analyse biological evidence P4 Outline the main techniques used to analyse physical evidence M4 Explain the main techniques used to analyse physical evidence D4 Evaluate the techniques used to analyse chemical evidence science. It should include uses, pros, cons, alternatives. You should also have a minimum of 8 methods Hand in 12/11/10 18 01/11/11 P4 Outline the main techniques used to analyse physical evidence M4 Explain the main techniques used to analyse physical evidence D4 Evaluate the techniques used to analyse chemical evidence Document examination Practical – Handwriting analysis Research what led to Harold Shipman conviction – hint old typewriter 19 7/11/11 P6 Outline the main techniques used to analyse biological evidence M6 Explain the main techniques used to analyse biological evidence D6 Evaluate the techniques used to analyse biological evidence Practical - blood typing and DNA profiling 20 14/11/11 P6 Outline the main techniques used to analyse biological evidence M6 Explain the main techniques used to analyse biological evidence D6 Evaluate the techniques used to analyse biological evidence Fingerprint patterns Bones and skeleton physiology 21-28 14/11/11 – 05/12/11 P3,5,7 Carry out practical work used to analyse evidence gathered from a simulated crime scene M3,5,7 Present valid conclusions drawn from the analysis of evidence gathered from a simulated crime scene D3,5,7 Justify the choice of techniques used to analyse the chemical evidence gathered P8 Report on a chemical, physical and biological forensic examination M8 Justify the conclusions drawn in the report D4 evaluate their findings, including aspects of probability These next sessions are where you will complete your own forensic investigation. It is vital you attend each one. If you know you are going to miss a session please could you ask permission lesson 1 and 2 processing scene Lesson 3 Plan how to analyse evidence the evidence Lesson 4-5 Analysis of the evidence Deadline for the assignment: 05/12/11