How Do You Become A CSI (Crime Scene Investigator)?
Crime scene investigation looks like great work on the TV crime dramas, doesn’t it? Yeah, the crew on the CSI-shows make it look hot. But, it’s also dirty, disgusting, dangerous and hard to get in to. Step 1 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4479097/policemanopt_Full.jpg’); }); First consideration: Jurisdiction. Yes. There is no >standardization< in law enforcement. What does that mean? It means that any one city, county, or community may do things differently. If you are interested in being a CSI, you need to make a trip (or better still, an "appointment") with your police chief or commander and find out if they hire civilians for crime scene work. Some cities only hire from within the department so that means, you must be a cop first. And then-they may have to "promote" you into the position and it may be very competitive. Step 2 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery('#jsArtic