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Crime Scene Investigator

Crime Scene Investigator. By: Ryan Hamilton. About the Career. Criminalist supervise, evaluate, investigate, and analyze crime scenes Investigate all types of crime scenes Robbery, murder, assaults, burglaries Mainly spend time processing physical evidence. About the career.

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Crime Scene Investigator

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  1. Crime Scene Investigator By: Ryan Hamilton

  2. About the Career • Criminalist supervise, evaluate, investigate, and analyze crime scenes • Investigate all types of crime scenes • Robbery, murder, assaults, burglaries • Mainly spend time processing physical evidence

  3. About the career • Work 40 hours a week • A lot of overtime if on a case • Must be available o respond 24 hours a day • Required to carry a gun at all times

  4. How is This Related to Crime • CSI’s are in charge of collecting physical evidence • Physical evidence is better than testimonial • Very important in solving the crime

  5. How is it Related to Crime • They also analyze the crime scene to see what happened • Helps to reconstruct what happened

  6. Education Needed • A four year degree is needed • Generally in science ( Biology or Chemistry) • Less education is needed for a crime scene technician • Formal training is needed for the job • Police investigative abilities • Knowledge about search and seizure

  7. Employment Opportunities • The U.S. Department of Labor says that jobs opportunities are expect to go up by 20% • Much faster than average employment growth • Criminalists are always in need because there are always crimes that need to be solved

  8. Salary • According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics report the mean salary is $55,730 • Somemake up to $90,000 and some make as low as $32,000 • Salary depends on amount of education and experience

  9. Related Careers • Any career in Forensic science once you begin • Depending on training • Criminalist would also be an option • Same job just once step higher • Crime lab technicians or forensic scientists are also related to this occupation

  10. Advantages/Disadvantages Advantages disadvantages • Help in solving crimes • Protecting people • Good pay • Opportunity to advance in the field • Get to carry a gun CS • Long work hours • Bad hours • Have to be ready to work at any time • Around dead bodies • Always around blood

  11. Real World Example • http://science.howstuffworks.com/csi1.htm • http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/9453682/CSI-Kabul-US-military-trains-Afghan-police-force-in-crime-solving-techniques.html

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