Careers In Forensic Science

Forensic investigators work as a TEAM! To gather, analyze, and organize diverse evidence many specialists are often needed.

Here is just a starting list of different jobs available in the field of criminal science investigation:

Arson & Fire Investigator	Medical Examiner
Blood Spatter/ Bloodstain Pattern Analyst	Polygraph Examiner
Computer Forensics Examiner	Forensic DNA Analyst
Coroner	Forensic Accountant
Forensic Anthropologist	Forensic Nurse
Forensic Artist	Forensic Documents Examiner
Forensic Ballistics Analyst	Forensic Autopsy Technician
Forensic Botanist	Fingerprint Analyst
Forensic Odontologist (aka Forensic Dentist)	Crime Scene Photographer
Forensic Entomologist	Crime Scene Supervisor
Forensic Lab Technician	Digital Forensics Expert
Forensic Pathologist	Forensic Firearms and Toolmarks Examiner
Forensic Psychologist	Pathologists' Assistant
Forensic Serologist	Trace Evidence Analyst
Forensic Toxicologist

YOU WILL BE ASSIGNED A CAREER IN CLASS.

YOUR TASK:

Find out which career you have been assigned. (*in class, or by emailing Ms. LaSovage if you were absent)
Research information about that career using the Internet, books and other sources both during class time and at home in order to answer the questions below.
Summarize your learning in an organized format – aka a report with headings.
Present a summary of your research to your peers.
Later: Compare and contrast at least three jobs in the field of forensic science.

DETAILS YOU NEED:

You will be gathering information to write a report. The information should be neat, typed, and grammatically correct. Your paper should have headings.

The paper will include the following information:

Position Title - name of the job you have researched
Job description – what exactly does this person do? MUST BE MORE THAN ONE SENTENCE!!!!!
- What does this person do on a daily basis?
- What does a person who has this job do that relates to the field of forensics?
- What kind/types of evidence do people who have this job examine/look at?
- What other jobs might this person interact with?
Location – Is this a job done in the lab or the field? Both? In a hospital or police lab?...
Education required - Does this require a medical degree? A masters degree? a bachelors degree? An associates degree? What field of study/major is required? Is any other specialized training required?
Salary – What salary can you expect in this career? Include the min, max, average, range…
Job availability – Find an actual job posting and print it out, or explain why this is a rare or common job
Criminal connection/Case Study - This will be a case where someone in your job was involved in the investigation. Include
- The name of the case
- the date
- the location
- a description of the crime and criminal
- how it was solved using the information from the experts in your field
Equipment – What equipment is used by this profession?
- Include 3-5 labeled pictures of equipment used by people in that field and state the name of the equipment and what each is used for
Bibliography- REQUIRED This should be a list of the sources you used for this project.

The information should be neat, typed, and grammatically correct. Your paper should have headings. Bibliography is required.

DO NOT JUST CUT AND PASTE!!!! NO PLAGIARISM!!!!!! ACADEMIC DISHONESTY IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!

HELPFUL WEBSITES:

Here are some starter websites, but feel free to use others that are not on this list. I would prefer you limit the information you get from wikipedia. At least 3 sources must be used.

American Academy of Forensic Science: http://www.aafs.org/ and their resources page: http://www.aafs.org/resources

All about Forensic Science.com site:

http://www.all-about-forensic-science.com/index.html

Forensic Science Resources:

http://www.tncrimlaw.com/forensic/

John Jay College’s listing of resources for specific fields including some links:

http://www.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/research/foscbib.html

Forensic Science Careers links:

http://www.careersmarts.com/science.htm

Naviance: (career center resource)

http://connection.naviance.com/ludlowe

In addition- here is a link to multiple other sites that are very helpful: