FRS531: PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

EXPERIMENT 1: A LAB ON CRIME SCENE

EVALUATION

NAME : NUR ALIYA BINTI IKMAL HISHAM

STUDENT ID : 2020479994
GROUP : AS2533A1
LECTURER’S NAME : SIR EZLAN BIN ELIAS
 Introduction
Forensic science begins at the crime scene. At the crime scene, investigators must recognize
and properly preserve evidence for laboratory examination. The area where the crime took
place must be secured and protected as it is important as to ensure that the evidence is not
destroyed. The search of physical evidence at a crime scene must be thorough and systematic
with investigators carefully comb the crime scene for evidence that may be used in court later.
Notes are written down, photographs are taken, and sketches are done to record the crime scene.

Procedure

Crime scene Documentation

Sketching Photography Notes taking

Describ Take
Identify
Finished Close e the notes
Rough Sketch Overview Mid range all the
Sketch up crime of each
evidence
scene action
Cover Show
Draw it on a Key
the important
Sketch the room large sheet of detail
entire object and its
poster paper clearly
scene surrounding

Indicate North in Draw it to

sketch scale

Draw all doors and

Label North
windows

Draw
Draw locations of
evidences a
objects with squares
squares and
and cicles
circles

Label each
evidence with a
letter

Write
actual
distances
Results and Data
Sketching-Rough Sketch

Sketching-Finished Sketch

Camera Front door

Umbrella

Front gate
Broken lock

31
14

81 100
40

60

127
Photography-Overview

The condominium

The elevators at the lobby

The fire escape staircase

The hallway
Photography-Mid-view

The unlocked front gate, front door, and the shoe case
The broken lock and unlocked front gate
Photograph- Close up

The unlocked front gate

The broken lock up close
The broken shoe case
Notes taking
 Data Table 1
Measurement or room where crime occurred
Floor to ceiling
Length of room Width of room
measurement
127 cm 100 cm 3000 cm

Data Table 2
Measurement or physical evidence from fixed points
Distance of Distance of
Name of object Fixed point 1 Fixed point 2 object from object from
fixed point 1 fixed point 2
Broken lock Front gate North wall of 31 cm 14 cm
room
Front gate Door mat in front Broken lock 30 cm 31 cm
of the front gate
Broken shoe case East wall South wall 9 cm 0 cm

Discussions and Conclusions

From this experiment, I have learned to make a rough sketch, take some notes, and capture
some photographs. These three steps are essential to record down what happened at the crime
scene which can and will be used in court and help in the case. This shows that each step are
informational and complement each other as notes help describe what happened in the pictures
and the sketches. However, this experiment can be improved if the sketch was done
professionally in a specific application.