Investigators need to know more than just how to use the equipment, however; they also need to know how to properly clean and store it, so that the equipment is ready for when it is next needed. Depending on the number of investigators in a police department, a crime scene examiner may...
This article was great! It actually explained the other jobs of a CSI investigator. Byanon46682— On Sep 28, 2009 This really helped with my online classes learning about Crime Scene Investigators. :) Byanon45169— On Sep 14, 2009
Many crime scene investigators are trained to recognize the signs of arson, but the job is specialized, requiring a knowledge of chemistry and fire science, and more related to the investigations of the local or regional fire departments than to just criminal investigations. Frequently, crime scene...
The crime scene investigators did everything they needed to do, and the police did capture the suspected shooters and their get-away driver. But the restaurant itself was a horrible mess, and the company called in professional crime and trauma scene cleaners. Because it was a restaurant that ...
Depending on a person's specialty, the responsibilities and requirements of the job can range greatly. Experts who specialize in crime scene investigation are often degree-holding laboratory technicians and technologists who work to uncover the details of a crime. Crime scene investigators may ...
Investigators released today a clear photograph of the suspect taken during the most recent attack in Warwick, R.I. The series of images show the suspect inside the Holiday Inn Express Hotel last Thursday evening, the scene of an attempted robbery of a woman. ...
Since the beginning, the FBI had been analyzing the crime scene evidence and had found a common link: red trilobal carpet fibers. But there was no suspect, until one of the killer’s potential victims survived. Through her interviews and the cooperation of local authorities and the FBI, 31-...
The CSI effect is a shift in social attitudes aboutforensic scienceattributed to the rise of television dramas featuringforensicsin the early 2000s, including CBS'sCSI: Crime Scene Investigationfranchise. Some members of thelaw enforcementand forensics community argue that the prevalence of such shows...
Profiling is often used to help investigators catch psychopaths and serial killers that may otherwise go free. It can also be used to help catch other types of offenders, such as arsonists and rapists. In criminal profiling, a crime scene helps to label the perpetrator as organized, ...
This was also a year of many historic firsts. In July, 14-year-oldZaila Avant-gardewas crowned champion in this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee, becoming the first African American in the competition to do so. And at this year’sSummer Games,weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz set an Olympic...