Salary: $4,497.00 - $9,939.00 per Month
Final Filing Date: November 6, 2024
This is the entry, training and subjourney level for the series. Under general direction, Criminalists will perform routine and less complex technical laboratory analyses and assist higher level Criminalists in the examination of crime scenes and in the scientific investigation of crimes.
Duties
Criminalists conduct examinations of crime scenes for physical evidence, and in complex cases make all types of chemical analyses such as alcohol determinations, toxicological analyses of foods and body viscera and fluids; test for drugs and explosives, and various types of microchemical tests; make the difficult microscopic, chemical, and serological tests on blood and other physiological fluid stains; identify and compare hair, fibers, soil, paint, glass, building materials and other substances in forensic cases; make visual, microscopic and other technical examinations and comparisons of tool marks, firearms and other weapons, bullets, cartridge cases and ammunition; make casts; make and develop photographs and photomicrographs using black and white and color films; use complex measuring, recording and testing instruments and devices; prepare evidence and exhibits and testify in court as expert witnesses; assist local law enforcement officers and prosecutors in analyzing and interpreting evidence; write reports and correspondence; give instruction in this field at peace officer training schools; and provide forensic research, application, advanced casework, methodology development, and training to State and/or local forensic scientists and law enforcement agencies.Earn a Degree in Crime Scene Investigation, Forensic Science, or Computer Forensics
Requirements
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How to apply: Apply online
Posted: October 24, 2024
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