What do forensic science technicians do?
Forensic science technicians analyze crime scene evidence such as blood, saliva, semen, drugs, and fingerprints. Most specialize in areas such as DNA analysis or firearm examination, and perform scientific tests on weapons or substances to determine significance to the criminal investigation. Other specialty areas include: • Forensic engineering- crash, accident, or structural failure analysis • Forensic entomology- problems relating to time of death, body decay and the population of insect larvae • Criminalistics- analyzing, comparing, identifying and interpreting physical evidence • Crime scene investigation- managing and collecting evidence • Polygraph examination- conducting and interpreting polygraph tests • Document examination- problems relating to dating and source of paper and ink documents Forensic scientists also prepare reports documenting their findings and the laboratory techniques used. When criminal cases come to trial, forensic science technicians often testify as expe
