Assessment Course: Title of the Brief: "Erroneous indicators of origin and cause of fire" Introduction: Module Code: FV3004 Module Title: Fire Investigation Type of assessment: Critical Analysis "In recent years fire

investigators, particularly in the USA, have been heavily criticised in the media, the law courts, and in published texts, for the use of erroneous methods of determining origin and cause of fire. This has led to several grave miscarriages of justice including a wrongful judicial execution." Critically analyse this statement, providing evidence to support your view. The word limit is 2,000 words (+/-10%). This excludes footnotes but includes quotations This assessment is worth [40% ] of the overall module mark and should take around 60 hours of independent study to complete. Preparing for your assignment. Refer to the Module Information Pack to understand the Learning Outcomes and Marking Criteria. Remember, this is a critical analysis assignment, designed to test your understanding of the topic. Feedback Guidance: Reflecting on Feedback: how to improve. From the feedback you receive, you should understand: • The grade you achieved. • The best features of your work. • Areas you may not have fully understood. • Areas you are doing well but could develop your understanding. • What you can do to improve in the future - feedforward,/nUse the WISER: Academic Skills Development service. WISER can review feedback and help you understand your feedback. You can also use the WISER Feedback Glossary Next Steps: • List the steps have you taken to respond to previous feedback. Summarise your achievements Evaluate where you need to improve here (keep handy for future work):