Jury’s Results and Prof. Fraser’s Concluding Message
The results of the verdict poll in step 6.10 will be revealed here on Friday 14th May 2021 at 16:15 GMT.
Course: Introduction to Forensic Science
An Introduction to Forensic Science – A Concluding Message
Many thanks everyone who voted in the survey poll. You provided lots of well reasoned arguments for your decisions and we can now reveal the verdict. In the case against …
Special Extended Course Run: Note on Non-Facilitated Status
In this special extended run of the course the Educators won’t be able to join the discussions themselves or respond to individual comments, however the course encourages the development of …
The “forensic” in “forensic science” – part B
Now let’s look at identity, identification and individualisation in relation to our evidence types. We will explore what these terms mean in relation to identification of people and things. There …
The “forensic” in “forensic science” – part A
Next we have to think about the nature and limitations of the evidence that our scientific tests have delivered and consider their evidential value in the context of the investigation. …
Murder by the Loch – the trial
After reviewing the evidence, the police charged Mr Ward with the murder of Mrs Ward. The video now summarises the cases for the Prosecution and for the Defence in the …
The case study – Putting the pieces together
Of course, what you really want to do is get to the case study! We are going to do that by working our way through all of the evidence that …
What is forensic science?
The video opens by reminding you that in this course, we have presented only a selective snap-shot of forensic science, and one that is shaped by the need to deliver …
The case study – drug production and analysis
Now let’s go back to the ‘Murder by the Loch’. The fingerprint recovered from the car where the victim was shot provided a link to a drugs case. This meant …
Ask Laura
Thank you very much for staying with us these past 6 weeks and for again all of your great comments and questions this week. I hope you are enjoying the …
Drug profiling
Finally, we’re going to look at drug profiling which involves the systematic analysis normally of semi-synthetic or synthetic drugs of abuse. Drug profiling aims to extract information from the drug …
The case study – footwear marks, tyre marks and firearms
Given our case involves the discharge of a firearm, there will be an important impression evidence component to the case. This will also include the potential of finding tyre marks …
Footwear marks
Now we look at footwear marks and tyre marks. We have provided two links in the ‘see also’ resources at the bottom of this page. Both of these are relating …
Making your own footwear marks
This is a simple way of making a footwear mark impression. The instructions below are also available in a handy PDF document which can be found in the ‘downloads’ section …
Toolmarks
Now that we know how firearms work, the next thing to look at are toolmarks and how these are created and examined. The approach taken in the examination of toolmarks …