CRIME SCENE STIMULATION COMPETITION

DATE – 20th April 2024

RULES AND REGULATIONS
 Participants will be directed to the crime scene once they understand the plot.
 Each team, consisting of two members, will have a maximum of 10 minutes to investigate
the crime scene and note down relevant points.
 Teams can create rough sketches or graphs during this time for their convenience.
 Participants will analyze the crime scene and physical evidence through observation.
 Each team must record their observations on a given sheet and submit an investigation
report provided by the Organizing Committee.
 Teams must hypothesize the best possible story behind the incident and conclude the guilt
of the suspect/s.
 Mishandling or disturbing the crime scene property or communicating with participants of
other teams during the competition will lead to disqualification.
 Participants are not allowed to touch or pick up anything from the crime scene.
 A video will be played explaining the story of the crime scene, followed by participants
being taken to the crime scene setup.
 Further guidelines will be provided on the day of the event.
COMPOSITION OF THE REPORT
 Crime scene sketch with relevant evidence labeled.
 List of material evidence found.
 Brief note about the relevancy of each material evidence.
 Hypotheses of guilt of suspect/s and reasons for such hypotheses.
 Conclusive story (opinion-based).
 Forensic analysis will play a key role.
 Each team will be given 25 minutes for report writing after completing investigation and
observation. 5 minutes for presentation of report in front of judge.
FLOW OF THE COMPETITION
 Watching the video clip to establish the storyline.
 Entry to the crime scene.
 Drafting the report.
 Presentation and Q&A

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EVALUATION WILL BE ON THE FOLLOWING POINTS :

FOR REPORT – OUT OF 50 MARKS

FORMAT OF REPORT /15
RELEVANCY OF EVIDENCE /15
CONSTRUCTION OF HYPOTHESIS /20
FOR ORAL PRESENTATION – OUT OF 50
ORAL PRESENTATION /20
OBSERVATION SKILLS /10
EVIDENCE SEARCHING SKILLS /10
PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS /10
TOTAL

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