http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?sched=1054
Every crime scene hides a story. In this week's show, we hear about crime scenes and the stories they tell.
Crime Scene: This American Life
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The first act in this radio conversation really grabbed my attention. It was about forensic criminologists and how they work on a crime scene. They interviewed one and he started talking about how the shape of the blood droplet can explain a lot in a crime scene. For example: If a person was shot their would be a "mist" of blood on the walls or on the floor, and that is how they determine if that person was shot. If they were hit in the head with a baseball bat, the blood would be tear dropped shaped.
I just found that very intriquing that by the shape of blood they can determine where the victim was standing, how they were killed (like object wise and forece of object) and just the simple gathering of in formation from the surrounding area.
Some tips he gave for a person in a crimse scene or coming acoss one is to pay attention to detail, for example if it took place in a kitchen, look to see if food is still warm, how the silverware is placed, any wierd smells that are out of the ordinary, or anything else that comes to mind that could be relevent to the situation.
I found this very interesting just about forensics and that whole area so I found this website that has question and answer formats and it hold a lot of information on forensic science and crime.
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Criminology-Forensic-Psychology-3379/