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Job Prospects & Career Options in Forensic Sciences

Forensic science, a term identifiable with crime scene investigation and a large number of Hollywood and Bollywood movies, offers good opportunities of employment to those with right qualifications and experience. Experts in the field find employment with law enforcement agencies, police and in the investigative services of the government as also private agencies. They can also work as teachers in institutes and colleges that conduct courses in this subject.

Opportunities for forensic scientists exist in government organizations like Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and as investigative officers in the crime cells of state police forces. Forensic experts essentially work in forensic labs and sometimes even in large private detective agencies to establish the link between the criminal and the crime committed.





JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Crime Scene Investigation:
Crime scene investigations require meticulous collection of evidence, appreciation of even a trivial and tiny piece of evidence gathered from the scene, prevention of contamination and destruction of evidence, interpretation of evidence and possible reconstruction of the event. For all these things, services of forensic experts are indispensable to help crime investigators to build their case and present and prove that in a court of law. Forensic experts are invariably associated in solving cases ranging from murder to house break to a fire in a multi-storey building or a even terrorists attacks.

Forensic Anthropology:
Forensic anthropologists use their knowledge of human skeletal anatomy to assist in the identification of skeletal remains and other little evidence from the crime scene. Their services are used in cases of severe mutilation and loss of vital evidence from the crime scene. They are also called to help investigations in disasters such as plane crashes, explosions, fires and other tragedies resulting in the loss of life and mutilation of bodies. With their expertise, they help determining the age, sex, ancestry, stature, and unique features of the deceased so as to build the crime map. Their services are found indispensable to recreate the scene of crime and convince jury about the same.





Forensic Medicine:
Forensic pathologists determine the time and cause of death in cases of suspected murder or suicide. This involves post mortem examinations of deaths reported to determine the cause and the manner of death as well as probable time of death. This helps investigators come to a conclusion about the cause of death- whether it is murder or suicide as well as zero in on probable suspects.

Forensic Psychology and Psychiatry:
This is another vital branch of forensic sciences and is concerned with understanding the mental state of criminals at the time of commission of an alleged crime. They also help jury in establishing as to whether a person is mentally fit to stand trial and treating those convicted of crimes who are mentally ill. A forensic psychologist assists a court or other fact finder in arriving at a just or correct decision. They are often called upon to evaluate a murder scene to suggest a possible psychological profile of the killer as well as pattern of crime so as to establish a case beyond a reasonable element of doubt. They also help court in determining and dealing with the defense plea of insanity and troubled mental state of the criminals at the scene of crime.

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