Write a 1,050- to 1,100-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:

-Observation and description of a phenomenon or a group of phenomena
-Formulation of a hypothesis or hypotheses to explain the phenomena
-Use of the hypothesis to predict the existence of other phenomena, or to quantitatively predict the results of new observations
-Performance of tests of predictions by several independent experimenters

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.