Learners will be members of the CSI Glasgow team and analyse the
white powder and provide a report for the police. The police
will then use it to decide if the man is to be charged with drug
trafficking.
Brief: police drug squad have been given a tip off that a shipment
of drugs will be coming into Glasgow using a foreign registered
ship. They arrive at the riverside near Govan and the only person
there is a young male. He tries to run away, but is arrested by the
police. On searching his pockets, they find a small quantity of a
white powder. His jacket is removed from him and bagged for
forensic analysis by the elite CSI Glasgow team, based at the
University of Strathclyde.
Broad Outcomes of learning
Learners will provide a report of sufficiently high standard to
allow others (the police) to:
• Understand the relevance of each test
• Understand the outcome of each test
• Follow their reasoning for their final conclusion
• Decide if there is sufficient evidence for the information to be
passed onto the Procurator Fiscal, possibly leading to the suspect
being charged
Learners will be required to deliver their report in front of
others, as could happen in a court room.
Relevance to curriculum
• Forensic Chemistry is simply good analytical chemistry. Learners
will be applying knowledge gained from research or from previous
coursework. The knowledge required to carry out the analysis and
provide an accurate report is contained within CfE
science
• Learners will have to justify their conclusion regarding the
white powder- provide relevant results to back their conclusion