Ask a Forensic Scientist anything

989 Questions

Last Answer on July 21, 2022

Do you usually have a lot of free time or none at all?

Asked by Emily about 9 years ago

Not much free time, no. There's always work to do.

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If a person kills themselves by hanging (belt) does trauma 2 throat and petecheia show up immediately at time of death

Asked by Jennifer about 9 years ago

Yes. I've never heard it mentioned that certain things don't show up until later.

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So you wanna be a Forensic Scientist?

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Would it be better to have a bachelors degree in biology? Or a bachelors degree in Criminal Justice focused on forensics?

Asked by Sabrina almost 9 years ago

That depends on what job you're applying for--does it entail more lab work or more scene work? The only way to know for sure is call the places you might want to work and ask, or at least check out job postings online.

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what work experience is recommended ?

Asked by kenia about 9 years ago

Any kind of lab work, lab courses or internships in laboratories or with the criminal justice system.

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if you could choose, would you rather work in a lab or on a crime scene?

Asked by kenia about 9 years ago

I like doing both, because being in the lab all the time can get tedious, but being at crime scenes all the time can get exhausting.

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I’ve always wanted to be a forensic scientist and I’m in first year of college. Im struggling in the college level biology class and losing hope. I just think I’m not smart enough because many teachers had told me I’m not. Do you have any suggestions

Asked by Julia over 8 years ago

First of all, no teacher should ever tell you you're 'not smart enough' for a field.

Second, not all forensic work involves a great deal of biology--really only DNA analysis and serology do. Toxicology will require a good chemistry background. But specialized fields such as latent prints, crime scene investigator, questioned documents, digital evidence, ballistics and impression evidence would use little to no biology.

If a formal degree becomes a problem, you might want to see if you can start out in an Evidence/Property area and work up from there.

Best of luck!

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