Opportunities in Forensic Science Careers

Opportunities in Forensic Science Careers offers job seekers essential information about a variety of careers within the fascinating field of forensics. It includes training and education requirements, salary statistics, and professional and Internet resources.

About the Author

v

Foreword

vii

Acknowledgments

ix

Forensic Science Fields

1

(16)

The role forensic scientists play

Forensic science fields

Other forensic disciplines

The role of lawyers

Sample job titles

Job settings

Sample jobs

Teaching the forensic sciences

Salaries for forensic scientists

Training

Forensic Evidence

17

(22)

Crime scene reconstruction

Specializations

Credentials for criminalists

Sample jobs

Firsthand accounts

Accident and Fire Investigation

39

(16)

The role of investigators

Training for investigators

Salaries

Sample jobs

Firsthand accounts

Forensic Medicine

55

(23)

Forensic pathology

Forensic dentistry and odontology

Forensic nursing

Sample jobs

Firsthand account

Forensic Anthropology

78

(13)

The branches of anthropology

Training

Job settings

Finding a job

Sample job

Firsthand account

Forensic Psychology and Psychiatry

91

(26)

Legal issues

Work settings

Sample jobs

Training for forensic psychologists and psychiatrists

Job outlook

Forensic social work and mental health counseling

Training for social workers and counselors

Psychiatric technicians

Salaries

Firsthand accounts

Appendix A: Professional Associations

117

(14)

Law

Evidence

Accident and fire investigation/reconstruction

Medicine

Anthropology and archaeology

Psychology/psychiatry

Social work and mental health counseling

Forensic computer investigation

Forensic economics

Appendix B: Further Reading

131

(3)

Journals

Psychology and the law

Forensic science

Accident investigation

Anthropology

Forensic nursing

Computer crime

Appendix C: Forensic Laboratories and Institutes

134

(2)

Appendix D: Training Programs

136

Forensic science undergraduate programs

Forensic science graduate programs

Forensic science doctoral programs

Undergraduate and graduate courses in forensic odontology

Graduate programs in psychology and law

Forensic nursing---undergraduate programs

Forensic nursing---master's degree

Forensic nursing courses

Forensic anthropology

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