Transcript Careers in Forensics

Careers in Forensics
Odontologist
An odontologist is a dentist who applies the
principles of dentistry to identify human remains
and bite marks.
Pathologist
A pathologist is a medical doctor who determines
cause of death by performing an autopsy.
Forensic Anthropologist
A forensic anthropologist identifies skeletal remains
and determines sex, age, race, or marks of trauma.
Forensic Engineer
A forensic engineer applies engineering concepts
in legal situations (for instance accident
reconstruction or failure analysis).
Ballistic Analyst
A ballistic analyst examines guns and ammunition
and interprets gunshot wounds or gunshot marks
and residue.
Document Examiner
A document examiner analyzes written documents.
He may study handwriting, typewriting, paper, ink,
and any other features of documents.
Serologist
A Serologist identifies and examines blood and
other bodily fluids.
Toxicologist
A toxicologist's specialty is poison. A toxicologist
determines if drugs or other chemicals (poisons)
contributed to the cause of death or were present in
a crime.
Forensic
Entomologist
An entomologist studies life cycles of insects to help
determine the approximate time of death of a victim in a
murder investigation.
What skills do these jobs
A college degree take?
Good eye-sight
Keen observation skills
Curiosity and imagination
Ability and patience to work with details
Integrity
Being objective and free of bias and prejudice
Ability to keep accurate records
You may have to appear
at a court hearing so...
You must be a skilled
speaker
You must have good
data management skills
You must be able to keep
good scientific records
The Workplace...you may
work for:
The local, state, or federal government
For a lab that analyzes different types of
evidence
As an independent consultant
In a hospital, office, or university
In the morgue or medical examiners office
At the crime scene