i want to become a crime scene investigator for the police dept.but dont know where to find the schooling all?

Question

i'm currently a phlebotomist i draw blood for the law inforcement.i want to do csi investigating and evidence collecting.

Answer 1

www.pcom.edu

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
They offer Graduate Degree of Forensic Science.

Answer 2

Some courses are offered at local community colleges, but honestly they may or may not be of benefit when you get a real job. The best answer is to go to the crime lab (often operated under the authority of the state police or main state level investigative agency) and find out what criteria they desire in crime scene techs. Remember they have people back at the labs who actually process samples...but usually do NOT collect them in the field.

Answer 3

Well first a couple things, only large cities have specific groups that do crime scene evidence collection. And even in most of these it is the actual police department that have the investigators that do most of all the real investigation, and the crime scene techs will come in latter to gather evidence.

And the people who work in the labs do not go into the field and investigate things, they stay in the labs and merely test what is collected for them. In most police departments there is no crime scene people and the officer who one the scene actually does all of the collection of evidence, and this evidence is then logged and sent to the state crime lab.

There are several state colleges that have crime labs attacked to them, and many offer courses in varioius classes. TN has one of the major "body farms" where various studies are done.

So what you need to do is decide what you want to do, and what type of department you want to do it, for, that will vary the type of study you do.

Also check with your state POST police officers standards and training, they have required classes in varoius types of crime scene investigations where officers learn.

Answer 4

Contrary to what you see on TV, most of the departments do there own crime scene development. They do break it down to specifics (such as fingerprints, photography and etc), but as Friar Chuck stated, in most cases Forensic Scientist are always in the Labs. The local level Law Enforcement units, as well as State and Federal level use a dedicated group from their deparetments to search, sort, identify and collect evidence and samples from the Crime Scene. These things are then transferred to the Lab attendents for an analysis and identification. The Investigators study the photos and samples given by the Lab. The flair and otherwise colorful and exciting things shown on TV are for glamoritization.

Most Law Enforcement Agencies only hire people that have completed various levels of Police Standards before even being available as basic Law Enforcement. Many states require a background or degree in Criminal Justice as well as local level Police Acedemies. There are many Colleges that do various levels of Criminal Justice programs, but the Forensic Sciences are taught at very few Colleges. Usually to find positions of Medical, Forensic and Criminalist does require further College classes and degrees. And then even as you do find employment with local,state or federal agencies, the forensic/criminalist positions require advanced training and continuing education. The FBI and most State level agencies as well as most major departments look at your education as a guideline for future positions. Again they have and require continuing further advanced before they hire. Basic Police departments are a good place to start, but the more education that you aquire before applying, the better chance for hiring.

It is a rewarding and gratifying work, but it is not the place for people that are going into it for financial reward. The very reason that much of the nations Forensic Labs are privately owned and operated.

Answer 5

Talk to the people in your crime lab, or a neighboring cities crime lab.