I spent the five happiest years of my life in a morgue. As a forensic scientist in the Cleveland coroner’s office I analyzed gunshot residue on hands and clothing, hairs, fibers, paint, glass, DNA, blood and many other forms of trace evidence, as well as crime scenes. Now I'm a certified latent print examiner and CSI for a police department in Florida. I also write a series of forensic suspense novels, turning the day job into fiction. My books have been translated into six languages.
We don't have any particular code words so that only we know what we're talking about. Police departments have all sorts of codes for types of crime--such as, where I live, a signal 23 is a burglary. Signal 4 is a traffic accident. 10-8 means you're on duty and available. 10-6 means you're on duty but busy. If we're somewhere, like a crime scene, and we don't want other people to overhear us we're just careful to move away and out of earshot. Hope that helps!
We don't have a set schedule for interns. They'll come in on weekdays, but other than that we work with their school/work schedule.
I don't believe so (in fact I believe I address this question during an autopsy scene in my book Perish) but you'd have to ask a pathologist. Sorry I can't help.
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Parcel Delivery Mailman
 Are you a lot stronger and more fit because of your job?
Are you a lot stronger and more fit because of your job? 
                                        
                                        
                                             School Bus Driver
 Do the kids treat you with the same amount of respect as other authority figures at school?
Do the kids treat you with the same amount of respect as other authority figures at school? 
                                        
                                        
                                             Meter Maid
 Is it tough to have a job that consists exclusively of ruining peoples' days?
Is it tough to have a job that consists exclusively of ruining peoples' days? 
                                        
                              Medicine. Forensic pathologists are doctors and go to medical school. So I would suggest you take every science course you can, especially biological sciences. Best of luck to you!
I”m sorry but I don’t understand the question. What is physical fingerprinting and what is a scientific sphere?
I think that's what I'm doing most of the time when I answer questions on this site. If you look over the previous Q&As you'll probably see a lot of homework questions.
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