Anyone walking past the Old Dining Room last term may have been alarmed to see 30 Year 12 students in hazmat suits gathered around a mannequin lying on the floor. Luckily, we can confirm that there was no cause for concern: it was all part of an engaging forensic science workshop.
As part of the event, sociology students had the opportunity to investigate and take the lead in a simulated crime scene. Guided by a professional forensic consultant, they developed their analytical skills, gained hands-on experience of forensic techniques, and explored potential career pathways in criminology and forensic science. The workshop provided a fascinating insight into the real-world application of concepts studied in the classroom.
Below, students Kitti C and Sophia B describe the workshop:
Before half term we immersed ourselves in a forensic science workshop for our sociology class. During this workshop we were introduced to the field of forensic science and a few other fields that are incorporated with the criminal justice system.
This was an incredibly interesting workshop where we got involved with a range of activities to discover who was the killer of a hyper realistic body prop that was brought by the company. We looked for fingerprints on a CD case, inspected a body for evidence and around the place of ‘murder’ and we used a blue light to look at blood on a piece of cloth. Using all of this evidence we came to a conclusion of who the murderer was.
This was an extremely insightful workshop that helped us to understand how much work goes into finding evidence at a crime scene as well as introducing us into the different fields of work you could go into in terms of forensic science.