Forensic Investigation Experience Brings Careers to Life for Sixth Form Students

Year 12 and Year 13 Forensic Science students gained invaluable real-world insight when Simon Smith from Zakon Business and Training delivered an immersive mock forensic investigation and court case.

Students followed the complete journey of a criminal investigation, from crime scene to courtroom. Working with a realistic murder scene recreated in the classroom, they took on professional roles including judges, defendants, witnesses, prosecution and defence barristers, and jury members who delivered the final verdict.

Throughout the experience, Simon guided students through the investigative process, sharing expertise on evidence collection and courtroom questioning techniques. The hands-on approach provided authentic insight into careers in forensic investigation, law enforcement and the legal system.

The experience offered students a unique opportunity to understand the practical applications of their studies whilst exploring potential career pathways in these fields.

^{“My experience with Zakon was insightful as we had a full day learning about different roles/ careers within forensics from the important first actions of the 999 responders through to the jury’s, judges and defendants in a court case which we recreated after gathering all our facts being scientifically backed. For example, finding fingerprint evidence on the murder weapon matching that of the main suspect in our case after a 3rd interview with his girlfriend. With all this, we still had access to a walkthrough of the crime scene itself acting as a helpful insight of different evidence types. What I found most enjoyable was being given time to discuss in groups about possible scenarios and witnesses allowing me to hear from different perspectives, thus helping piece together links. If I had to highlight one thing which I learnt is the importance of mitigating bias and stereotypes of individuals as it can affect the case leading to false convictions.” Rufus G, Y13.}

Our thanks to Simon for delivering such an engaging and educational experience for our students.

Forensic Investigation Experience Brings Careers to Life for Sixth Form Students

Forensic Investigation Experience Brings Careers to Life for Sixth Form Students

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