CRIMINOLOGY UNIT 3 FINAL STUDY
NOTES LATEST 2026 COMPLETE SUMMARY
100% CORRECT GRADED A+
⩥ 1.1 - Evaluate police officers. Answer: Strength -> golden hour
Strength -> specialist detectives
Strength -> medical training
Strength -> detectives (30k), officers (20k), chief (120k)
Weakness -> low budget
Weakness -> 5 GCSEs
Weakness -> numbers dropped by 15%
Weakness -> institutional racism
⩥ 1.1 - Give a police officer case study (racism) Answer: Stephen
Lawrence
Police ignored his dying body and went to the pub instead
Ignored interviews
Took 18 years for someone to be found guilty of the crime
⩥ 1.1 - Give a police officer case study (sexism) Answer: Murder of
Sarah Everard
,Girl who was kidnapped by a police officer who promised her safety,
then raped and murdered her
⩥ 1.1 - What are crime scene investigators? Answer: Securing and
protecting crime scenes, collecting and categorizing evidence, use
stepping stones to avoid contamination, photographing evidence and
taking and measuring trace evidence (bagging and tagging)
⩥ 1.1 - Evaluate crime scene investigators Answer: Strength ->
experienced (25-35k), senior (30-40k)
Strength -> science-based a-level
Strength -> available 24/7
Strength -> non-contamination suit
Weakness -> working hours 30-40 and reduced budget, demanding
Weakness -> not required a degree
Weakness -> only 49 SOCOs
⩥ 1.1 - What are forensic scientists? Answer: Analyze the evidence from
a crime scene, prepare evidence for court, specialist knowledge, e.g.
DNA sampling
Two pathologist rule - pass reports to another checked pathologist in the
department to check their analysis.
,⩥ 1.1 - Evaluate forensic scientists. Answer: Strength -> simplified
findings
Strength -> specialist areas (blood, DNA, toxicology)
Strength -> scientific, peer view
Strength -> science-based degree, training
Weakness -> gruesome and only 20k start
Weakness -> time consuming
Weakness -> low availability
Weakness -> contamination
Weakness -> not agree
⩥ 1.1 - Give a forensic scientist case study (Demilola) Answer: 10-year-
old who died on a stairwell
Charged teenagers but case was dropped due to lack of evidence
Analysis on drop of blood on a shoe, securing conviction in two
teenagers
⩥ 1.1 - Give a police officer case study (Adam Scott) Answer: Wrongful
conviction in a rape
Spit contaminated with evidence and thought he did the crime through
this, but he was innocent
⩥ 1.1 - What do pathologists do? Answer: Examine dead bodies and
search for cause of death and disease
, ⩥ 1.1 - Evaluate pathologists Answer: Strength -> qualified (science-
based degree)
Strength -> defense post mortem
Strength -> four types require expertise
Strength -> no mental health condition
Weakness -> 40 hour work weeks on call
Weakness -> long training
Weakness -> only 35-40
Weakness -> defense-post mortem persuading
Weakness -> restrict mental health conditions
⩥ 1.1 - Give a pathologist case study (Richard Shepherd) Answer: A
pathologist of over 30 years, now 70 years old, diagnosed with PTSD in
2016, the mental health nurse was concerned.
Conducted more than 23000 post-mortems in his career, many from
mass killings.
Examined evidence in some of the most high-profile deaths in recent
history like 9/11, Princess Diana, Stephen Lawrence
His job that, while it does help other people, ultimately did not help
himself - caused his extreme emotional damage
NOTES LATEST 2026 COMPLETE SUMMARY
100% CORRECT GRADED A+
⩥ 1.1 - Evaluate police officers. Answer: Strength -> golden hour
Strength -> specialist detectives
Strength -> medical training
Strength -> detectives (30k), officers (20k), chief (120k)
Weakness -> low budget
Weakness -> 5 GCSEs
Weakness -> numbers dropped by 15%
Weakness -> institutional racism
⩥ 1.1 - Give a police officer case study (racism) Answer: Stephen
Lawrence
Police ignored his dying body and went to the pub instead
Ignored interviews
Took 18 years for someone to be found guilty of the crime
⩥ 1.1 - Give a police officer case study (sexism) Answer: Murder of
Sarah Everard
,Girl who was kidnapped by a police officer who promised her safety,
then raped and murdered her
⩥ 1.1 - What are crime scene investigators? Answer: Securing and
protecting crime scenes, collecting and categorizing evidence, use
stepping stones to avoid contamination, photographing evidence and
taking and measuring trace evidence (bagging and tagging)
⩥ 1.1 - Evaluate crime scene investigators Answer: Strength ->
experienced (25-35k), senior (30-40k)
Strength -> science-based a-level
Strength -> available 24/7
Strength -> non-contamination suit
Weakness -> working hours 30-40 and reduced budget, demanding
Weakness -> not required a degree
Weakness -> only 49 SOCOs
⩥ 1.1 - What are forensic scientists? Answer: Analyze the evidence from
a crime scene, prepare evidence for court, specialist knowledge, e.g.
DNA sampling
Two pathologist rule - pass reports to another checked pathologist in the
department to check their analysis.
,⩥ 1.1 - Evaluate forensic scientists. Answer: Strength -> simplified
findings
Strength -> specialist areas (blood, DNA, toxicology)
Strength -> scientific, peer view
Strength -> science-based degree, training
Weakness -> gruesome and only 20k start
Weakness -> time consuming
Weakness -> low availability
Weakness -> contamination
Weakness -> not agree
⩥ 1.1 - Give a forensic scientist case study (Demilola) Answer: 10-year-
old who died on a stairwell
Charged teenagers but case was dropped due to lack of evidence
Analysis on drop of blood on a shoe, securing conviction in two
teenagers
⩥ 1.1 - Give a police officer case study (Adam Scott) Answer: Wrongful
conviction in a rape
Spit contaminated with evidence and thought he did the crime through
this, but he was innocent
⩥ 1.1 - What do pathologists do? Answer: Examine dead bodies and
search for cause of death and disease
, ⩥ 1.1 - Evaluate pathologists Answer: Strength -> qualified (science-
based degree)
Strength -> defense post mortem
Strength -> four types require expertise
Strength -> no mental health condition
Weakness -> 40 hour work weeks on call
Weakness -> long training
Weakness -> only 35-40
Weakness -> defense-post mortem persuading
Weakness -> restrict mental health conditions
⩥ 1.1 - Give a pathologist case study (Richard Shepherd) Answer: A
pathologist of over 30 years, now 70 years old, diagnosed with PTSD in
2016, the mental health nurse was concerned.
Conducted more than 23000 post-mortems in his career, many from
mass killings.
Examined evidence in some of the most high-profile deaths in recent
history like 9/11, Princess Diana, Stephen Lawrence
His job that, while it does help other people, ultimately did not help
himself - caused his extreme emotional damage
