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Forensics For Dummies, 2nd Edition
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Forensics For Dummies, 2nd Edition

by Douglas P. Lyle
June 2019
Beginner to intermediate
400 pages
11h 15m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 22

Ten Great Forensic Careers

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Seeking employment in various forensic fields

Bullet Understanding what the job entails

Bullet Looking into the educational requirements for each job

If you like science and law enforcement, you can probably find a career niche in the field of forensics. One caveat: By definition, forensics deals with law enforcement, meaning that if you have a criminal record, you may as well look for another line of work.

In this chapter, I offer information about how you can get your foot in the door and a few of the more interesting areas of forensics. Many of the careers I mention are illustrated throughout this book, and Chapter 2 gives detailed descriptions of the most common jobs.

By no means is this list complete, and the information I give you is general in nature. Every jurisdiction has its own way of doing things, including official job descriptions and educational requirements for the various jobs that are available. Likewise, all forensics offices and labs have different levels of sophistication supported by budgets of varying sizes. Smaller departments can’t afford to offer some services, and larger regional offices and labs may employ personnel ...

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