On March 27, 2023, Glenn Garside, an investigator came and spoke to our class again for this year's Forensics Week and reviewed the different types of forensic evidence and how they are used in his everyday job. Forensic Evidence is evidence obtained by scientific methods such as ballistics, blood tests, and DNA tests and used in court. A type of forensic evidence that can be used to solve cases is digital forensics which consists of computers, cell phones, vehicles, and social media. He also explained how forensics can help determine one, or all of the three elements of WHY + HOW = WHO which is important in criminal proceedings and to determine criminal conduct.
Today, we focused on ballistics and its role in forensic investigation. "Tattooing," is the term that refers to the gunpowder residue that is left on the skin after a gunshot wound. The closer together the gunpowder is, the closer the gun was to the skin at the time of the shot. This knowledge can help determine whether something could've been either homicide or suicide as well as if someone is telling the truth about how close or far away the gun was at the time of a crime.
It was interesting to see how much we remembered about Forensics and am excited to see how we apply our knowledge this week!
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