| Forensic science represents a group of lab coat | | | | laboratories. |
| wearing sleuths who solve some of the most | | | | Medical services include: pathology, psychiatry, |
| impossible crimes with not very much evidence at all. | | | | psychology, forensic medicine and dentistry. |
| Unfortunately, the shows you see on the television | | | | Laboratory services are chemistry, biology, |
| give the impression you have to be a mastermind or | | | | toxicology, ballistics, fingerprints, and questioned |
| always have a miraculous results to be a forensic | | | | documents and marks and impressions. Clinical |
| scientist. That is wrong. Not every day is filled with | | | | laboratory scientists make good forensic scientists |
| miracles, though sometimes in this job they | | | | because of the vast array of skills acquired and |
| sometimes happen. | | | | developed in clinical laboratory programs. |
| Forensic science is the application of science in legal | | | | The minimum education required is a bachelor's |
| proceedings. Therefore any type of science such as | | | | degree in physical or applied science such as clinical |
| clinical laboratory science, medicine, dentistry, biology, | | | | laboratory science. Although, advanced degrees are |
| chemistry, and engineering can use the title "forensic". | | | | desirable and are available at a number of different |
| Forensic science is an umbrella term for many distinct | | | | universities including The University of South Alabama. |
| disciplines that may be used to aid in determination of | | | | Following employment, training is available is many |
| a court case. Unlike the characters on the t.v. shows, | | | | different agencies such as the FBI, DEA, California |
| the forensic scientist is usually confined to a particular | | | | Criminalistics Institute. Certification in specialized areas |
| discipline and often to a specialty within that discipline. | | | | is very recommendable. Forensic scientists are |
| There are many different specialties in forensic | | | | employed by regional, state, and local forensic |
| science and they are: criminalistics, engineering | | | | laboratories. They can also be hired by the district |
| sciences, jurisprudence, odontolgy, pathology/biology, | | | | attorney's office, private firms, and also colleges and |
| physical anthropology, psychiatry and behavioral | | | | universities. Forensic scientists is a very wide field as |
| science, and toxicology. You can divide forensic | | | | you have read. There are so many different fields |
| science into 3 groups: medical, laboratory, and field | | | | that it is a complex job. We also will always need |
| services. These are not exclusive divisions and there | | | | forensic scientists for the evidence to be sorted out |
| may be overlap between divisions. Also many | | | | and dealt with to solve a crime. Forensic scientists will |
| different disciplines may be involved in the | | | | always be need as long as there is still crime in the |
| investigation of a case depending on the type of | | | | world. |
| evidence that was found at the scene. Field science | | | | Once training is completed, there are many great |
| has to deal with investigations that have to deal with | | | | opportunities for a Career In Forensics. |
| fire and explosion scenes and secret drug | | | | |