Week 2 The forensic analysis process

Introduction

In order to learn more about the forensic analysis process you will return to the case of Dave which you learned about last week. You will consider the crime scene, the police investigation and the forensic laboratory as settings where forensic evidence is identified, collected, documented, recorded, recovered, analysed, evaluated and reported.

You will also consider whether or not Dave should trust the forensic evidence in his case. This means seeing if Dave can have confidence in how potential evidence has been identified, collected, and recorded from the scene. It also means seeing if Dave should feel confident about how potential evidence is analysed and how the data from these tests are evaluated and reported by different experts as part of the investigation.

Next week we will consider the process that happens in the court.

If you need a recap, take another look at The scenario in the Week 1 Introduction.