“Policemen are often confronted with situations which baffle them at first. A certain crime scene may seem meaningless, but they have to derive some meaning out of it. They have to connect the dots, find the links, delve into its history, look for evidence, come up with a zillion theories and arrive at truth.” – Mahendra Jakhar
This week, our Citizen’s Police Academy participants were given a behind the scenes look at how a crime scene is processed, with examples ranging from fingerprinting a suspect to collecting evidence at a murder scene.
Their sketching skills were put to the test, as they worked through the steps our Crime Scene Unit would take when first arriving on a call. Then, they took a look through a magnifying glass, as they identified the specific characteristics of their own fingerprints. Not only a wonderful hands-on lesson, this night is also a great opportunity for our officers to answer questions about what is fiction and what is fact, when it comes to the science behind this work.
