The crime scene house consists of a control room, two classrooms and nine areas that can be made out as crime scenes (including stairs, stairwell and shower room). Students carry out the procedures they have studied and are observed by their lecturers on a Cathexis digital CCTV system that has been installed throughout the building. Recorded activity is then copied onto DVD and reviewed either in the classroom or in one-to-one sessions.
The CCTV system was installed by Circuit Services of Derby, who were briefed by the university to develop and install a system that provided comprehensive and detailed coverage of each crime scene, recorded audio, provided real-time recording and review, was easy to operate, and was future-proofed to accommodate expansion and other future developments. The system includes three PTZ dome cameras and nine Acam varifocal domes, linked via a Cathexis Cheetah DVR into four basic monitors and one LCD screen in the control room, plus projector feeds into both classrooms.