How to Become a Crime Scene Investigator

Video Transcript

"In this tape we are going to talk about how to become a crime scene investigator. A crime scene investigator again is a person who specializes in a certain field. It is not necessarily a sworn law enforcement position. In most departments it is a civilian position. What you do is you respond to the scene and again your job is to determine and investigate what occurred and submit that information to the detectives who would submit the information to the lab for processing. To become a crime scene investigator I would again go to your different colleges and get your different trainings behind you, specialized training, whether it be in fingerprint analysis or just crime scene investigations. It is very important to have your credentials because without your credentials, chances are you would be over looked. So if you are interested in becoming a crime scene investigator, contact your local department ask if they are hiring and if they are hiring make sure you have got your qualifications and if you don't have the qualifications, I would go ahead and seek and start to look for some type of training whether it is vocational or college to get your credentials behind you."