Forensic Scientist

¨Mr. Green committed murder in the pub with a bottle¨. If you like to solve mysteries, then you might find this sentence familiar. I always liked to play the game Clue because I get to solve mysteries. I want to be able to use my talent of solving mysteries in a career, and becoming a forensic scientist seems to be the perfect choice. After researching important information , such as the work environment skills required, the level of education needed, the salary and job outlook, I find myself to be highly qualified for an upcoming career in forensic science.

The life of a forensic science technician is a special career for a special person. It requires certain skills and patience to be a forensic science technician. There are positives and negatives to being a forensic science technician.

This information will help investigators cluster the symptoms with a particular disease and rule out irrelevant information. The surveillance of the components gather in this step will put a perspective on the abnormal health events that are occurring on the outbreak timeline.

Forensic Anthropologist involves with the study of human remains for legal purpose. This job helps the ever expanding world of criminal law and the need for justice. It helps bring answer in the science community on how to analyze and distinguish decaying remains and how to identify their identity. In conclusion forensic anthropologists allow for murders or accidents to be revealed and slowly let them rest in peace.

Forensic anthropologist knowledge of the human body, helps aid in the outcome of a death investigation. (Stanojevich) To help solve criminal trials, the systematic recovery and collection of physical evidence in the field, the scientific analysis in the laboratory and the protection of integrity of evidence, is crucial. Usually, response teams from either federal, state, or local authorities will gather and examine the physical evidence of a crime scene, but there are often times, when a forensic anthropologist is called in. Forensic anthropologist are major players, because they are trained in anthropology, archaeology, human osteology, forensic taphonomy, and chain-of-evidence procedures. Their study of human remains, aids in the case by working to assess the age, sex, stature, ancestry and unique features of a skeleton. Forensic anthropologist have been used to investigate victims of homicide, accidental deaths, natural deaths, and mass fatalities. The cases a forensic anthropologist works on usually involve victims that are decomposed, skeletonized, or have body parts that are missing. Often times, the forensic anthropologist, is the last chance for identification and justice for the victims. (Walsh-Haney)

On the day we moved to America, my mother asked me, “Child, what do you want to become when you grow up?” The only answer that came to mind was becoming a doctor, probably because I had always been interested in science. The idea of saving or changing lives in anyway possible was a dream come true. Eleven years later, I realize that coming to America from Djibouti was the best thing in my life because I would never have had the opportunity or means that I now have to pursue my dreams. Become a forensic medical examiner combines two of my passions, science and police work. A forensic medical examiner not only helps the police find clues to solve crimes, but they also determine the cause of death and what weapon the killer uses. My path to becoming

The basic job of a forensic science technician is to aid in police investigations by collecting and analyzing evidence. Forensic science technicians have a large variety of tasks they could be assigned to. They work in many conditions, both outside on a crime scene and inside in labs. Sometimes, the technicians may travel and their work schedules could be chaotic at times. When they work on a crime scene, they are in charge of collecting, cataloging, preserving, sketching, and taking photos of evidence. In a lab, they are responsible for analyzing, consulting, and exploring hidden links in their evidence. There are also different areas a forensic science technician may specialize in, including, but not limited to poisons, teeth, bodies, chemicals,

The CSI Forensics Scientist Gil Grissom determines the manner of death by using a simulation dummy (Zuiker 2000). Later, he positively identifies a specific shard of glass obtained from the dead body to a champagne bottle in the hotel room (Zuiker 2000). Lastly, Grissom also questions and interrogates the criminal suspects at the end of the case (Zuiker 2000). In real life, the manner of death can only be determined by the forensics pathology (Jacques 2015). The specific type glass can be positively identified by Glass and tool marks expert using laboratory test such as Glass Refractive Index Measurement (Rudell 2016). Only a detective or investigator of that case can interrogate a suspect (Brown and Daveport 2012). The TV show wrongly describes

The show “NCIS” has increased in popularity over the years and has become the most-watched and popular crime show that currently is on television. NCIS stands for Naval Criminal Investigative Service. These teams focus and work on crimes that are related to the Navy or Marine Corps regardless of the crime’s nature. The show follows a fictional Naval Criminal Investigative Service Major Case Response Team based in Washington, D.C. This specific team is underneath the leadership of Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs. Solving a case is no easy feat and every case requires the whole entire team. Gibb’s team includes three field agents, a medical examiner, and a forensic scientist. The purpose of this paper is to delve into any episode and critique the different aspects of the case. I will be comparing the field and the forensic scientist’s work to real-life. In most cases, these particular shows dramatized real-life so I will also explain how things would normally be done.

Bloodstain Pattern Analyst: Analyze patterns in blood in order to identify important clues about various crimes. Bloodstain pattern analysts can help determine the type of weapon used, who the primary suspect was, whether a struggle occurred or not, and the direction the victim and or suspect was traveling at that time.

The first job that popped into my mind when this assignment was assigned was a trial lawyer. Seeking justice in this crazy thing we call life seems like a very important job, and I would enjoy a job with such importance. I have always been a person that would go out of my way to help those in need, so being a trial lawyer would be the perfect fit. I would defend those who have been neglected by someone or something. I would provide a balance between the law and the citizens.

Spilt orange juice on a rug might only make your mother angry, but in criminal investigation, it could be the deciding piece of evidence to find the guilty party. Of course, the clue would still be useless if not for a forensic chemist. The careers of forensic scientists have been highlighted and glorified through action oriented criminal investigation shows such as Criminal Minds, CSI, and Bones to name a few. Although highly dramatized and somewhat unrealistic, these shows offer quite accurate insight into the exciting world of forensic chemists and their work. The part that is unseen in these shows, however, is the less glamorous part of their

For my career investigation, I chose forensic science. With forensic science, you need to have at least a four-year science degree, and it’s recommended you do an internship. I managed to find a few reasonable colleges, and figured out the total prices for each college, which average out to about $395,933. I also researched a couple integral things to getting a job as a forensic scientist.

A cross disciplinary study would need to be an in depth look at a subject matter that other professions can help build on. I would like to see patterns for disease leading up to the infamous black death of the fourteenth century in Europe and then what the patterns looked like as it began to spread across medium sized villages through England. To do this correctly for either part I would need an idea of how the villages in question operated on a normal basis without the threat of a seemingly unstoppable outbreak of black death. The main component of this would to gather information on the villages in a certain area of England during the thirteenth century and this would put my own historian skills to the test. After I acquired this information

Education is very important in any careers but most of all mathematics is the top notch. forensic analyst uses scientific techniques to solve criminal cases. They use traditional methods such as fingerprinting, blood analyst, forensic dentistry.