Forensic Scientist Career by Conor P Moriarty

Forensic Scientist Career by Conor P Moriarty https://padlet.com/cpm2340/x5l6d7141s4j By Conor Moriarty en-us 2017-05-15 04:13:52 UTC 2025-10-07 04:24:43 UTC hello@padlet.com What do they do? cpm2340 https://padlet.com/cpm2340/x5l6d7141s4j/wish/171742525 The work of a Forensic Scientist is usually intended to be used in court. This means that they must be very accurate and detailed in their work. When undergoing analysis, a Forensic Scientist must be able to discern relevant facts and which are not. It is not uncommon for a Forensic Scientist to be to the scene and conduct on site analysis to gather information. You also have to be able to accurately defend your claims under pressure.]]> 2017-05-15 04:22:54 UTC https://padlet.com/cpm2340/x5l6d7141s4j/wish/171742525 Why am I interested? cpm2340 https://padlet.com/cpm2340/x5l6d7141s4j/wish/171742838 Personally, I do not know anybody who does this career, but I think it would be really cool. You get to combine chemistry with some investigation work to solve crimes among other things. I first heard about it when I was watching The Flash TV show. The Flash is one of my favorite superheroes and he is a Forensic Scientist when he isnt being a superhero. To learn more about this I also took a Forensic Science class in Boy Scouts.]]> 2017-05-15 04:26:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cpm2340/x5l6d7141s4j/wish/171742838 Historical Chemist cpm2340 https://padlet.com/cpm2340/x5l6d7141s4j/wish/171743171 Mathieu Orfila - This man lived in 19th century France. Some of the contributions he made was composing works on toxicology. This was significant because of the study of toxicology is an important part of forensic science. At the time when he was alive, arsenic was the primary use of murder. However, detecting it was very difficult at the time. Orfila created new techniques which greatly increased the accuracy for tests. This contributes to forensic science because this kind of work laid the groundwork for crime detection.]]> 2017-05-15 04:30:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cpm2340/x5l6d7141s4j/wish/171743171 Education Required cpm2340 https://padlet.com/cpm2340/x5l6d7141s4j/wish/171743579 Entry Level(1-4 Years) - Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Pharmacology, Statistics, Computer Modeling, Biochemistry and Criminal Justice. English is also recommended because you have to be articulate and concise when reporting your findings to a court.

Additional Certifications - Depending on which type of Forensic Scientist you become you might need one of the following.

Medical license
Dental license]]> 2017-05-15 04:36:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cpm2340/x5l6d7141s4j/wish/171743579 Pay Range? cpm2340 https://padlet.com/cpm2340/x5l6d7141s4j/wish/171744127 The average pay range is $55,660 per year or $26.76 per hour. The lowest salary was reported at $32,760 to the highest at $84,980]]> 2017-05-15 04:41:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cpm2340/x5l6d7141s4j/wish/171744127 Office or Field? cpm2340 https://padlet.com/cpm2340/x5l6d7141s4j/wish/171744283 A forensic scientist has to be flexible where they work. Typically data is usually gathered on site of the crime and can be taken back to a lab to be analyzed. A forensic scientist must be able to identify the important facts and articulate it to a court.]]> 2017-05-15 04:44:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cpm2340/x5l6d7141s4j/wish/171744283 What schools offer this? cpm2340 https://padlet.com/cpm2340/x5l6d7141s4j/wish/171744482 West Virginia University
Florida International University
University at Albany
University of Central Florida
Sam Houston State University]]> 2017-05-15 04:46:20 UTC https://padlet.com/cpm2340/x5l6d7141s4j/wish/171744482 Positives and Negatives cpm2340 https://padlet.com/cpm2340/x5l6d7141s4j/wish/171744848 Positives - One good thing about this career is that you can use forensic science to determine issues such as child abuse or assault. It can also be used to find out the cause of death in murder cases. The use of DNA evidence has resulted in many cases being overturned and bringing the right person to justice.
Negatives - The equipment that is used in forensic science is expensive to operate. The evidence that you work with is very prone to have mistakes which results in errors in analysis and verdict. Experiments are time consumed and do not always yield the answers that are desired.

Because technology is always changing and evolving, there will most likely be an advancement in this career between now and then. That would most likely make this career easier to execute and would also help to identify evidence better.]]> 2017-05-15 04:49:43 UTC https://padlet.com/cpm2340/x5l6d7141s4j/wish/171744848 Citations cpm2340 https://padlet.com/cpm2340/x5l6d7141s4j/wish/171746273 Admin. "PhD in Forensic Science Doctoral Degree Programs." Forensics Colleges. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 May 2017.

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