BECOME A FORENSIC SCIENTIST...

Forensic scientists collect and analyze evidence for use in capturing criminal perpetrators. The work of forensic scientists involves two functions. The first is the analysis of physical evidence found either at the scene of a crime or on a victim, or both, and to compare this evidence to that found on the suspect. The other function is to provide expert testimony in court. Although most forensics work on criminal cases and are sometimes called criminalists, others are employed in the civil justice system. They are involved in tasks such as validating a signature on a will.