There's nothing like diving into a good crime novel. People who love them love the twists and turns and often delight in getting to the bottom of the crime before the characters in the novel do. If you read a lot of crime novels and often think you'd be better at solving mysteries than the characters in the book, why not give it a shot? Turn your passion for crime novels into a career and see if you are the hotshot you think you are when the crimes are real.
1. Polygraph Examiner
Polygraph examiners get to deal with a whole host of people -- from possible criminals to law enforcement officials going through background clearance. A polygraph examiner learns how to connect a person to the polygraph equipment and properly use it, as well as figure out what types of questions to ask the person attached to the machine. A polygraph examiner will become an expert on human behavior and in criminal cases, can help identify the perpetrator.
2. Crime Scene Cleanup Specialist
A crime scene cleanup specialist doesn't have the most glamorous role in a crime scene investigation, but it is an important one. After the detectives are done gathering evidence and the bodies are removed, a crime scene cleanup specialist goes to work removing blood and other infectious fluids from a crime scene so that the area is safe for people to use again. People in this role don't directly help solve a crime, but they're given plenty of opportunity for speculation as they can sometimes be -- quite literally -- up to their elbows in a crime scene.
3. Blood Spatter Expert
A blood spatter expert looks at the pattern of blood at a crime scene and can determine what type of weapon was used in committing the crime, which hand the perpetrator used to hold the weapon and even the height of the person who committed the crime. All of this information can help detectives narrow down a large pool of suspects and find out whodunnit.
4. Forensic Entomologist
Bugs can tell investigators a lot about a crime scene. They show how long a body has been dead, which helps investigators determine the time of death, and can show whether a body was moved after the person was killed.
5. Autopsy Technician
An autopsy technician helps a pathologist gather data from a body before it's turned over to the family for burial. A technician might help the pathologist by weighing organs, taking notes during the autopsy, taking pictures of important marks on the body or collecting samples from the body.
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