CSI

  Crime Scene Investigator

Duties and Responsibilities:

   Crime scene investigators are an integral part of the law enforcement process, they are responsible for identifying, gathering, and analyzing evidence from crime scenes. Another thing, crime scene investigators are responsible for processing crime scenes for evidence, photographing crime scenes, packaging, labeling and transporting evidence, documenting autopsies, briefing investigators, writing reports and testifying in court. Crime scene investigators often work unusual hours and are responsible for answering calls for service during their assigned off-duty hours.

Salary: 29,248-61,256

Education:

   At law enforcement agencies in urban areas, non-uniformed crime scene investigators need a degree in a natural science, such as biology or chemistry, or in forensic science. The latter degree covers topics in chemistry, biology, anthropology, geology, soil science, textiles, psychology, statistics and criminology. In rural agencies or smaller police departments, forensic science techs may only need a high school diploma. Investigators can also come from the ranks of sworn police officers, in which case, they bring their police experience to the job. This includes several weeks or months of training at their police academies.

Demand for this education:

 Crime scene investigators also require on-the-job training before they can handle cases on their own. They apprentice under more experienced investigators to learn correct collection procedures and how to document activities so they stand up to scrutiny in court. The time it takes to train depends on the forensic specialty.

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Reflection: Would you like to be one?Why?Why not?

   I think that I would like to be one because you get to work with others and express your thoughts or opinions based on the crime scene. Another thing is that you get to think outside the box and you do experiments with the evidence you have collected. It can take a lot of work but you may have a chance to find who killed the victim for most cases.