Our Year 13 students, who are studying BTEC level 3 foundation diploma in forensic investigations have been researching and learning how to process a crime scene.
Last week we had a guest speaker from the Criminal Prosecution Service (CPS) visit us to go through the different types of evidence and how they are presented in court. Detailing the specific procedures required to maintain continuity and preservation of evidence and how to present this in court.
This week the students took part in a mock crime scene. The exercise is an important part of the qualification and saw our students take charge of a crime scene from cordoning off the area, diligently photographing and logging evidence and then finally correctly collecting and tagging the evidence ready to be transferred to the laboratory for processing.
All students passed the activity with flying colours and now have the task of writing up the report to support the exercise.
