1. Careers in Forensics

2. Odontologist
An odontologist is a dentist who applies the principles of dentistry to identify human remains and bite marks.

3. Pathologist
A pathologist is a medical doctor who determines cause of death by performing an autopsy.

4. Forensic Anthropologist
A forensic anthropologist identifies skeletal remains and determines sex, age, race, or marks of trauma.

5. Forensic Engineer
A forensic engineer applies engineering concepts in legal situations (for instance accident reconstruction or failure analysis).

6. Ballistic Analyst
A ballistic analyst examines guns and ammunition and interprets gunshot wounds or gunshot marks and residue.

7. Document Examiner
A document examiner analyzes written documents. He may study handwriting, typewriting, paper, ink, and any other features of documents.

8. A Serologist identifies and examines blood and other bodily fluids.

9. 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.

10. Forensic Entomologist
An entomologist studies life cycles of insects to help determine the approximate time of death of a victim in a murder investigation.

11. What skills do these jobs take?
A college degree
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

12. 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

13. 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