Video: The Real Science of Forensics 2024, June
Criminal elements do not sleep, they constantly do their dirty deeds. And someone should go on their trail! Especially for this, the profession of "forensic scientist" was created. A description of this complex case, as well as information about what a person who has decided to fight crime has to study, can be found in this article.
Let’s say a word about the name
A forensic expert is a specialist who collects and investigates evidence at the scene of the crime. The name comes from a combination of two Latin words that mean "experienced" and "criminal." The knowledge that the science of forensics collects is important. She examines the patterns, as well as features of the execution and mechanism of the crime. In addition, the study of the occurrence of offenses and ways to hide the participants' footprints. Special methods and tools for collecting, researching and analyzing evidence are also being developed and used.
Profession specifics
It is important that the forensic specialist travel with the investigator to the place where the crime was committed. He takes part in the examination and seizure of evidence, which are: traces of blood, shoes, gloves, fingerprints, objects (which can be important material evidence), and also studies the injuries that are on the body of the victim or deceased. But still, most of the work is carried out in a laboratory specially created for this. After all, only a preliminary analysis can be done at the scene.
Professional differences
Specialists can be universal in focus (which is rather inefficient), and can also engage in certain areas. The most popular are:
- traological examinations;
- ballistic;
- fingerprints;
- phonoscopic;
- graphological;
- car science;
- examination of explosives;
- documents;
- examination of explosive devices.
They are held in order to recreate the picture of the crime and identify the offender, his victim and to identify the weapons of crime. As an example, let's look at a traological examination. This is the name of the study of any traces that remained at the scene of the crime. As such, threads can be made from clothes, footprints of shoes, tires of a vehicle, teeth with a bite, instruments of crime. Hacking traces and features of the tracing mechanism are also analyzed. Using special techniques, the forensic specialist-trasologist is looking for special characteristics that will allow you to judge about the object that left them. The peculiarity of striking is studied, with what subject it was made and much more. It should be noted that forensics is constantly evolving. It is supplemented by new methods and technologies that help in solving crimes. So, experts note that one of the most advanced is DNA research, thanks to which, according to organic traces, you can establish a person’s personality.
About training
We already have an idea of what the profession of "forensic scientist" is. She is not directly trained. First you need to become a lawyer, and then you can already receive the status of an expert criminalist. As you can see, the choice is wide. After all, there are a lot of law schools in our country. True, you can study in the specialty “forensic examination” only in special universities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, which issue a diploma in it. What is the learning process? Professionals say that about 2/3 of it is practice. Rifle and hand-to-hand training is also carried out. Well, of course, various types of forensic examinations are studied, as well as the features of their application. After training is completed, graduates are sent to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and given work in their specialty. If you are interested in the profession of "forensic scientist", then be careful: many universities graduate professionals who are engaged in technical examinations. Therefore, upon admission it will be very useful to find out the qualifications that you will receive. For example, if a forensic expert graduated from the Moscow State Law Academy, the profession of a given person can only be economic or speech.
Where can I work with such an education?
It is clear that the possibilities are not limited to one Ministry of Internal Affairs, although state law enforcement agencies and centers of expertise are the most likely place to work. In addition to them, there is the opportunity to work in private forensic laboratories. Depending on the training, it is possible to find a job in the security service of a private company, they may need specialists to search for evidence confirming the offense. In this case, the forensic expert, whose profession is “imprisoned” for identifying traces of unauthorized stay or economic abuse, is more in demand, a specialist in the field of ballistic research.
Also, many criminologists note that a number of requirements are put forward to a person in terms of the presence of certain personal qualities. So, curiosity, erudition, confidence, rationality, methodology and high intelligence are only welcome. It is also necessary to have a good memory, have a tendency to conduct analysis and have the ability to long-term concentration on the studied object. With such requests, it would be nice to get high wages. Is this so in practice?
Salary
Are you curious how much income the criminalist profession brings? The salary for her throughout the Russian Federation ranges from 25 to 40 thousand rubles. Agree, very solid! True, do not forget what qualities a person should have, that he is engaged in such work.
Conclusion
Forensic experts are an important link in the law enforcement system, especially in cases where the attacker could not be detained without delay. They can describe the mechanism of the crime, the peculiarities of its preparation, psychological portraits of the participants and much more that will help in solving the case. At the same time, the employees of this service are valuable specialists, which can be seen by the level of their wages - this should also not be overlooked.
