A small town couldn't afford a CSI and its own crime lab. You'd be working for a county, or the state.
Some disadvantages of being a crime scene investigator are being on call any time of the day or night, being exposed to dangerous situations and/or toxic chemicals, and the small risk one could be killed on the job. One must travel to crime scenes fairly quickly to ensure evidence is not lost, tampered with, compromised or destroyed. Crime scenes may be discovered during inclement weather. Whether it is hot or freezing and snowing hard in a strong wind, you have to be on the scene. Crime scene investigation is probably safer than typical law enforcement activities such as settling domestic disputes or apprehending violent criminals.
Fluids (of all types) are collected and sealed in air-tight vials or small bottles/jars.
Your basic, average, run of the mill ghost hunter earns no salary. Services are typically donated to the families in need and you should be prepared to shell out some major bucks for investigative equipment. Thus, it's good to organize a group of like minded people to work with so that you can divvy the costs up.Generally, in the paranormal field, it is looked down upon to charge for an investigationThere is an exception to the rule.Psychics, mediums, and sensitives can, and generally do, charge for their services in an investigation. If they work solo. If they're linked into a ghost hunting group - they typically do not charge.These highly sensitive people can really rake in the dough. For example, Chip Coffey (a well known and published medium; sometimes linked to the group Penn State Paranormal Research Society; IE: Paranormal State on A&E) charges around $500 for a 30-40 minute phone reading.Some of the well known psychics in Lilydale, NY can charge upwards of $200-$300 and hour.However, the paranormal field is nothing if not compassionate. Most real members of the field, psychic or simply hunters, will not charge because they understand, sometimes, it's a life or death situation.
Highway robbery of a silk bonnet, some jewelry and a small sum of money.
In our department, all Crime Scene personnel are Police Officers assigned to the Detective Division. They receive additional training to be crime scene photographers. In college, you should probably take up photography class, and it is strongly recommended, but not needed. The reason for this is because the better the photos you take, the more useful you are seen in the industry. Also, you should take Criminal Law classes in order to understand the industry and how it is best to get the right shot at a most likely gruesome scene. Just go to a crime scene and take a picture. HA HA HA HA HA HA.
At least a 4 year degree in forensic science, or criminology, or similar qualifications. The days of cops doing that job are about done, unless you want to work for some really small town department, as the Crime Scene guy.Any good quality Police service will have more applicants than they need, so be prepared to go a long way, in the USA, to get that first job.
Small Town Murder Scene was created in 2003.
Examples include: validating the line of sight evidence of witnesses. calculating the angle of a shot being fired and therefore the direction from which a shot was fired. If several shots were fired in a small time interval (so the shooter was more or less in the same place), the shot trajectories identify his/her location. in the case of blunt instrument injury, calculating the angle of impact can give some indication of the relative heights of the victim and assailant.
Scene 1 takes place in a small village in the countryside.
it is a crime that should not be considered a crime. a small amount of grass.
a small laugh scene
Perhaps better organized then crime in small town USA.