Group 11Timothy Chng Cheok Ching (04)

James Tung Wei Min (27)Han Zecheng (09)

Chia Zhong Jie (03)

Section 1 – Solving the Crime• Most difficult: Asking the right questions– Needs more thinking and detailed understanding

of the evidence– Creativity is also required

• Least difficult: Analyzing the evidence– Detailed instructions were given– We have learnt relevant information in lessons

before

Section 1 – Solving the Crime• What worked or didn’t work– Worked: Coming together to analyze things

together as a group– Didn’t: Splitting up to do the experiments

separately.• Usefulness of the media– It took a biased view towards the issue– Presented evidence which did not exist to

sensationalize the issue.

Section 2 - Evidence• Usage of evidence– Locard’s Principal: Whenever a crime is

committed, the criminal always takes something with him, and leaves something behind

– It is used to locate if a person had went to the crime scene before

– Evidence cannot used to find the chronological order of events

Section 2 - Evidence• CSI: The absurdity– Features “advanced procedures” with no actual

content– The suspect always leaves obvious clues

• Fingerprints– Small differences are hard to see– You can never be too sure

Section 2 - Evidence• Lip prints:– Lips can be classified according to its size and

shape– Lips also have patterns

• Fingerprints– Small differences are hard to see– You can never be too sure

Section 2 - Evidence• Knowing something:– Based on intuition or pure inference– Do not have enough evidence to support facts

• Proving something:– Directly interpreting evidence– Can show that the crime directly without using

much inference.

Section 2 - Evidence• Knowing something:– Based on intuition or pure inference– Do not have enough evidence to support facts

• Proving something:– Directly interpreting evidence– Can show that the crime directly without using

much inference.

Section 3 – The Verdict

• Punishment– Singapore: Narcotics laws itself established by

Misuse of Drug Acts and murder will also lead to capital punishment.

– Australia: The maximum sentence for murder is life imprisonment, whereas for drug possession it might result in capital punishment.

Section 3 – The Verdict

Peter Hamilton had a fight with Jon Lee

outside Robert Isles’ house.

Jon Lee went with Jane Liu and Robyn

Jones to school. Robyn Jones had a conversation (signs

on beanbag)

Peter Hamilton called Jake Smith at the party and went to

school after that. The girls fled at sight of

Peter Hamilton

Jack Smith committed the murder. As he entered the room

through breaking the window he cut his hand, hence the unknown DNA.

Section 3 – The Verdict

• Punishment of Robert Isles– Charge with possession of drugs

Section 4 – Your SelectionZecheng: Throughout this course, I have learnt how to efficiently work as a group and collate ideas together in order to progress faster. I believe I have developed my critical thinking skills and better understood the difficulties forensics scientists face when solving cases. I used to comment flippantly about how incapable the police force were – I would never do so now.

Timothy: I feel that this course has taught me a lot. It enabled me to learn the skill of solving crimes and the difficulties faced by forensics scientists when trying to uncover the truth behind elaborate crimes everyday.

Section 4 – Your SelectionJames: This course had amplified my interest in science by many folds. It has taught me the practical use of what we learn in science lesson and even try it out ourselves – not something we would be able to do during normal curriculum.

Zhong Jie: I think this course has definitely allowed me how to split up different tasks in the group to efficiently do something together. Other than knowledge about the topic, we have learnt how to think out of the box, developing my critical thinking skills and creativity.