locards principle (for kids)

LOCARD'S PRINCIPLE FACTS (for kids)

Principles of Trace Evidence. In the early 20th century, Dr. Edmond Locard, a forensic science pioneer in France, formulated the theory which states, “Every contact leaves a trace”. This became known as Locard's exchange principle and is the basis for all forensic science as we know it today.


CRIME SCENE OBJECTS PEOPLE LEAVE BEHIND.

finger prints 
shoe prints 
tools left behind
blood
fibers off clothing
broken fingernails
identification 
DNA
hair 
evidence of cleaning up
witness
cctv
leave family member behind
licence plate
clothing
body
bullets
knife 
tyre tracks 
marked plates
broken glass
body fluids