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Job Title | Description | Skills Required (list at least five skills, three of which are specific skills in the field of criminal justice). | Why are the skills listed needed to succeed in the position? | Crime Scene Investigator | In charge of investigating crime scenes, collecting and analyzing evidence | * Detail * Patience * A Logical and Deductive Mind * Communication skills * A strong stomach | These skills are important to succeed in this position because if you lack these skills you won’t be able to be successful in this position | DNA Analyst | who work in a lab, where they examine and test the physical evidence collected at a crime scene | * Detail * Critical thinking * Problem solving * Communication skills * Writing skills | These skills are important to succeed in this position because if you lack these skills you won’t be able to be successful in this position |

The first job that I chose was crime laboratory analyst or DNA analysis. Crime laboratory analysts are forensic scientists who work in a lab, where they examine and test the physical evidence collected at a crime scene. Evidence analyzed by a crime laboratory analyst includes DNA, firearms, fibers, toxicology, blood spatter and tool marks. Crime laboratory analysts apply the principles of genetics, biochemistry and molecular biology to their work and use several and to help wrongly accused people. The skills needed for crime lab analyst or DNA analysis is to first have a degree in forensic science or biology but especially chemistry so you can be familiar with lab equipment. And also successful crime lab analysts possess attentiveness to detail, problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, oral communication abilities to testify in court proceedings and writing skills to construct reports. The ability to use scientific, database, email and word processing software is generally necessary as well. The skill that I believe would be helpful in succeeding in this criminal justice field is critical thinking and also and problem solving. The skills I listed before are highly related to the professional goals that I hope to succeed in the future because they are all well needed in being successful in being a crime lab analyst or DNA analysis. The reason why im am so interested in being a crime lab analyst or DNA analysis is because I really want to help solve crimes and help bring family’s that were involved or victims of any crime justice and closer. The strategy’s I plan to use is continuing my education by first receiving my BA in Criminal Justice and then going on to getting my Masters and continue my education all the way til I receive a P.H.D in Criminal Justice. I also will try to get an internship in a crime lab, and helpfully that will lead to a career.

The Second job that I chose was Crime Scene investigator. Crime scene investigators are in charge of investigating crime scenes, collecting and analyzing evidence, and testifying in court when needed. The skills needed for Crime scene investigators are similar to the previous job I stated before. You have to have good commutation skills oral and written. And you have to have great critical thinking skills to be successful in being a crime scene investigator. Also A good investigator has the ability to notice things--to take in the totality of a given room or space and identify as many details as possible. This includes obvious crime scene elements like bloodstain patterns or the marks used on an open safe as well as more subtle elements like an tilted picture in the house of a compulsive neat freak or a brand of cigarette in the ashtray that no one in the household smokes. A good memory can serve the investigator well too, allowing the investigator to conjure up details of the crime scene after the fact at a point when they may be useful. What skills I believe would be helpful in succeeding in this criminal justice field is critical thinking and also an good sense of detail. The skills I listed before are highly related to the professional goals that I hope to succeed in the future because they are all well needed in being successful in being a crime scene investigator. The reason why im am so interested in being a crime scene investigator is the basically the same reason why I wanted to become a Crime laboratory analysts is because I really want to help solve crimes and help bring family’s that were involved or victims of any crime justice and closer. And basically I would use the same strategy to become successful in become a crime scene investigator as I stated before because I believe that strategy would help me become successful.

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