Write a 1300 to 1700 word paper that addresses each step of the scientific method in relation to forensic science, providing examples of how each step is incorporated into the criminal investigation process:
1) Observation and description of a phenomenon or a group of phenomena
2) Formulation of a hypothesis or hypotheses to explain the phenomena
3) Use of the hypothesis to predict the existence of other phenomena, or to quantitatively predict the results of new observations
4) Performance of tests of predictions by several independent experimenters
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Minimum of FIVE APA sources required, and appropriate in text application.