Introduction to Crime Scene Investigation CSI
Challenge reference: 4520
| Notional learning hours | 10 | ||
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| Level | Entry 1 | ||
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| Preparing for Adulthood pathway | |||
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| Learning aim | The learner will be able to carry out some basic crime scene investigation skills and to understand why a crime scene technician must wear special protective clothing. |
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Learning outcomes
What the learner needs to know, understand or be able to do
The learner will:
Be able to record fingerprints and identify whirl, loop and arch forms in the fingerprint.
Be able to carry out paper chromatography in ink or fibre tip pen.
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Assessment criteria
What the learner need to demonstrate in order to meet the learning outcome
The learner can:
- Use an ink pad to record their own fingerprints
- Identify loops, whirls and arches in their own fingerprints or from a prepared example
- Use a filter paper strip to prepare a sample for chromatography using ink or fibre tip pen
- Suspend the chromatography strip and use water or other solvent to carry out the chromatography process
- Judge when to remove the chromatogram from the solvent
- Compare several chromatograms and identify which have been produced from the same ink/pen
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