Unit 2 is Crime Scene to Courtroom and uses which type of assessment?

• A. Internal Assessment
• B. External Assessment
• C. Unit 2
• D. Controlled Assessment

Answer: (A)

Assessment type focuses on how the work is judged and who marks it. For Unit 2 Crime Scene to Courtroom, the format is internal assessment, meaning learners complete the required tasks within the college or school and teachers evaluate the work against the set criteria, with external moderation by the awarding body to ensure standards. This approach suits applied criminology because it lets students demonstrate practical skills, analysis, and communication across a portfolio of evidence gathered over time, not just in a single end‑of‑course exam. External assessment would involve exams or work marked by someone outside the school, which isn’t how this unit is structured. While controlled assessment is a form of internally marked work with supervised conditions, the essential point here is that the evidence is produced and judged internally with external moderation, aligning with the unit’s practical, ongoing evidence requirements.