Forensic Science Fingerprints

Forensic Science

1. Write a the definition of forensic science in your own words?

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/forensic

Looking at different Things to find Crimes.This Is what Police,Scientists use to investigate things.  

2. What are 5 different things that forensic scientists do?
    Look at the "What you will do" section on the careersnz website.

1. Visit Crime Scenes to Find
2.  Take Notes and Draw Sketches of crime Scenes
3. Analyse Physical evidence such as firbes,Glass,Debris,Firearms,Bullets and marks made by Tools or weapens.
4. Identify drugs found on people,in body fluids or at crime scenes.
5. Analyse biological evidence such as hair,Blood and other body fluids.

Finger prints

Aim: To look at the different types of fingerprints.

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Record the types of fingerprints from those in your group.

Name	Fingerprint 1 (Thumb)	Fingerprint 2 (index finger)
Haylee		Loop
Narnia		Whorl
Meleana		Arch

Questions:

Do people always have the same type of fingerprint on their thumb and index finger?


What was the most common type of fingerprint in your group?

Hidden fingerprints:

Aim: To learn how to lift hidden fingerprints from an object.

1. Lifting and Gathering fingerprints.

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Results:

Insert a photo of your lifted fingerprints here:

Conclusion Questions:

Did you manage to lift clear fingerprints?

What could you do to improve your results next time?

Why do you think fingerprints are useful to crime scene investigators?