What Are the Duties of a Homicide Investigator?
crime examination (investigation) image by stassad from Fotolia.com jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a06/79/h4/duties-homicide-investigator_-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); Homicide investigators solve criminal cases involving murder. The job of a homicide investigator is stressful and, at times, dangerous. A high school diploma and college degree in criminal justice or related field is usually required. Homicide detectives can earn upwards of $60,910 or more annually. Being a homicide investigator usually requires long hours and even working through the night if need be, but there are many duties to keep an investigator busy. Collecting Evidence Homicide investigators gather evidence from murder scenes to help solve the crime. They keep the crime scene free of all unauthorized people so as not to tamper crucial evidence and they carefully examine and collect any items on the scene, such as hair samples, blood
