wats it like, is it like CSI (tv) at all, what did u study from college to uni?
2006-10-25 09:16:47 · 7 answers · asked by stascia 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
im interested in it n i wanna no wat u hve to study
2006-10-25 10:14:09 · update #1
I do some of the same things they do in the lab, like analysing the DNA etc. and it drives me insane watching that show, because they seem to have their own laws of time. Processes that would take hours or days seem to be done in minutes. They hold their pipettes upside down or suck up the liquid too fast, so they would contaminate all their samples. Thay also seem to be enormously well funded as it looks like someone has gone through all the catalogues and ordered the most expensive of everything. Coloured eppis? For PCR? Why??? So in answer, CSI shows a more glamorous version of the real thing, which has much more waiting about and boring repetition.
I can only speak for the laboratory side of it, though, which needs biology and chemistry.
2006-10-26 06:55:38 · answer #1 · answered by cheetara_2001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An actual CSI is not portrayed that well in the show 'CSI'. A crime scene investigator typically works within a crime scene only. They do not follow leads, interview suspects or try to solve cases, that's what detectives do. CSI's go to crime scenes, documents the crime scene, takes photos, collect's and preserves evidence and gives that information and evidence to the lead investigator. CSI's do not examine the evidence in a lab or do anything in the lab that is shown on the tv show. Lab work is done only by criminalists or forensic scientists. In the show, CSI's do it all, and that's not how it is done in real life.
In college, I obtained a degree in Forensic Science with a concentration in Crime Scene Investigatoin. You can also get into the field with a degree in Chemistry or Biology.
2006-10-26 11:15:31 · answer #2 · answered by seanW 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not like CSI at all. They get so many things wrong I set it as homework for my classes...find as many errors in protocol as you can! If you want to get into the "street" side of investigation then that requires that you join the police service (in most areas) so any relevant degree would put you on fast track entry. If you want to get into the laboratory side then you need Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics in order to study Forensic Science or equivalent to degree level.
2006-10-26 16:05:03 · answer #3 · answered by drjaycat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My love life seems to be a study in forensics; does that count?
2006-10-25 16:19:01 · answer #4 · answered by Jenyfer C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and no.
Officially I am a criminal psychologist but I have done forensic psychology when needed.
2006-10-25 16:26:34 · answer #5 · answered by psychoticgenius 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wot u trying 2 ask? no
2006-10-25 17:12:13 · answer #6 · answered by Clint 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
!!!! i dont get what you want
2006-10-25 16:24:42 · answer #7 · answered by hghazoly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋