Where does TV end and career start?
If you have just begun thinking about a career in fornesics, please beign by asking yourself one thing: "what do I like to do?". Forensics is such a diverse field encompassing biology, physics, anthropology, pathology and history that your gut feling will lead you to a more specialized area. Each of these specialities needs its own focused training, and most a college degree, so you will want to seriously consider colleges both online and traditional to qualify for the best jobs.
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Here are a few things to consider:
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Do I like math and working out complex, abstract problems? Ballistics is a focused and mathematically based field using geometry, physics and physical characteristics of people and places to figure out what occurred.
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Do you like to read or write stories ? Reconstructing the timeline of a crime through forensic anthropology using disparate parts of the scene could be a career. Could you weave a plausible theory out of a picture and gathered facts?
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Do you like order, methods and procedures? The lab environment where rigorous analysis of evidence using strict protocols would be ideal. You might analyze DNA, sift through sand or reconstruct a piece of eveidence to support a criminalist’s theory.
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No matter what the glamour of the TV shows portray, remember that forensic science is a job about science, not gun toting arresting of criminals. You should work through the list of professinal associations to the right —–> for a reality check on what you think might be an interesting career for you.
Good luck as you consider and start your career in forensic sciences!
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