Arts, Humanities and Cultures • AQA A-level History: Britain 1851-1964: Challenge and Transformation Much of the population seems to be obsessed with crime and global audiences of television programmes such as Police Interceptors, CSI, Making of a Murderer and Catching a killer run into billions of people. The purpose of securing a scene is to maintain the integrity and provenance of any material which may be recovered from it. This simple and important action reduces the opportunities for the material to become contaminated or inadvertently cross-contaminated. Investigators should be clear about what they require from the examination of a scene. This usually includes identifying: would also be an example of a limitation of a forensic scientists as this would lead to parts of the

Australian law enforcement uses the National Criminal Investigation DNA Database ( NCIDD), which is managed by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. The decision maker must balance medical and investigative priorities and requirements, with empathy for the victim, their family and any religious needs. investigations could be being investigated by underqualified police officers which could lead to the During the day children are guided through a set of practically based scenarios demonstrating how science aids an investigation and how their classroom based learning facilitates this. The children are introduced to a wide range of careers within investigation, law and science in particular. Joe Stephenson, Head of Junior School in Davenies said:

study is an example of cross contamination. In conclusion, I believe that the use of a forensic scientist

failed to look for them as they stated that they had ‘nice carpets’ and they were aware of footage of When considering such requests, decision makers should apply the national decision model (NDM), and the principles set out in the College of Policing (2014) Code of Ethics. They should also consider articles 2 and 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), and whether the purpose of the request can be accommodated without the third party entering the scene, for example, standing at the edge of the scene, close to the victim. Four years ago, a headteacher asked that very question and challenged a small, dedicated team of experienced Detectives and Crime Scene Investigators to do just that and the “Criminology: Crime Scene to Courtroom Workshop” – BASED ON A REAL MURDER – idea was born. autopsy was repeated three times. Another example of a limitation of the role of a pathologist is in In major or complex scenes where several crime scene investigators are required, a crime scene manager should play an active role in managing all aspects of the scene examination.

The law, judicial system and courtroom process is explored before the students run their own trial during which their own murder investigation is presented. Internationally, there are moves towards a standard set of 24 markers (such as GlobalFiler). With this many markers, the odds of two people having the same profile (twins excepted) are incredibly small. This makes an STR profile a powerful way to exclude suspects as well as making matches. In the courtroom Despite running training for police, business, legal professionals and investigation agencies, Simon said: would be that they have specialist expertise meaning that they are capable of performing their role

The day inspires students, gives them focus, confidence and Zakons role models really provide inspiration from real world experience of criminal investigations.The immediate priority to save life, administer first aid and move the victim to hospital for further treatment. These actions will be time critical and subject to the judgement of medical personnel. collect hair, tissue and body fluids from a crime scene and then analyse all of the evidence in the It is difficult for people to comprehend probabilities like one in a quadrillion, and the presentation of such numbers in court can become prejudicial. The Criminology: Crime Scene to Courtroom workshop is based around the WJEC curriculum and covers law, criminology, science and so much more. It really validates classroom teaching showing how this can be applied in the workplace. Kate from Zakon said: Once investigators have identified a scene or multiple scenes, they should make an initial assessment of its potential to provide material. The assessment and subsequent formulation of a scene strategy (which should include necessary resource allocation) should have due regard to forensic strategy considerations. Undue delay or failure to consider forensic issues at this stage may lead to valuable material being contaminated, overlooked or lost.