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What is the most stressful part about working at CSI?
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Thomas Sutherland
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"ork Environment
As the job title suggests, crime scene investigators spend part of their time at crime scenes, gathering evidence and making notes about details of the scene. But much of their time is also spent in the law enforcement agency's lab examining evidence under a microscope. Some of this lab time is spent alone, analyzing specimens and recording data. CSIs might also work in close collaboration with a forensic team. Regardless, the lab environment is usually much more relaxed than the crime scene, even though CSIs are often under pressure to produce results quickly,
Lots of Blood
Crime scene investigators need a keen eye for detail since blood splatters and other trace evidence are easy to miss at crime scenes. Fingerprints, blood spots, pieces of hair and saliva are among the common pieces of evidence gathered by CSIs. In some cases, agencies use CSIs that specialize in ballistics, fingerprinting or handwriting. A key duty of CSIs at the scene is to protect evidence from being disturbed. Police officers and other detectives are usually on the scene and usually tape off areas near the crime. CSIs wear gloves and bag evidence, which sometimes takes hours. Outdoor crimes might require the CSI to work in the middle of rain, snow or extreme temperatures.
Working Hours
Crime scene investigators often work long hours, even though their normal work schedules might appear to be simply from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., five days a week. Crimes happen anytime without notice – during the day, at night and on the weekends. This is why CSIs typically rotate on-call responsibilities every other week. On-call duty means a CSI must be available to come immediately to a crime scene if he gets a call after hours. He must have his equipment with him. If a violent crime takes place in the middle of the night, the CSI on call must respond immediately to get to evidence while it is fresh.
Stress
CSI work is often very stressful. The spend much of their time in the middle of scenes where murders, sexual assaults or robberies have taken place. You literally get your hands dirty digging through dirt and grime to pick up blood spatters, fingerprints and other evidence. Sometimes, victims or relatives are nearby, which adds to the overall stress of the scene. Once evidence is gathered, CSIs might feel internal pressure from detectives and prosecutors to get results fast. In addition, CSIs are often asked to testify in court to corroborate their findings and provide expert testimony."
-https://work.chron.com/forensic-scientist-vs-csi-forensic-scientist-17632.html
As the job title suggests, crime scene investigators spend part of their time at crime scenes, gathering evidence and making notes about details of the scene. But much of their time is also spent in the law enforcement agency's lab examining evidence under a microscope. Some of this lab time is spent alone, analyzing specimens and recording data. CSIs might also work in close collaboration with a forensic team. Regardless, the lab environment is usually much more relaxed than the crime scene, even though CSIs are often under pressure to produce results quickly,
Lots of Blood
Crime scene investigators need a keen eye for detail since blood splatters and other trace evidence are easy to miss at crime scenes. Fingerprints, blood spots, pieces of hair and saliva are among the common pieces of evidence gathered by CSIs. In some cases, agencies use CSIs that specialize in ballistics, fingerprinting or handwriting. A key duty of CSIs at the scene is to protect evidence from being disturbed. Police officers and other detectives are usually on the scene and usually tape off areas near the crime. CSIs wear gloves and bag evidence, which sometimes takes hours. Outdoor crimes might require the CSI to work in the middle of rain, snow or extreme temperatures.
Working Hours
Crime scene investigators often work long hours, even though their normal work schedules might appear to be simply from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., five days a week. Crimes happen anytime without notice – during the day, at night and on the weekends. This is why CSIs typically rotate on-call responsibilities every other week. On-call duty means a CSI must be available to come immediately to a crime scene if he gets a call after hours. He must have his equipment with him. If a violent crime takes place in the middle of the night, the CSI on call must respond immediately to get to evidence while it is fresh.
Stress
CSI work is often very stressful. The spend much of their time in the middle of scenes where murders, sexual assaults or robberies have taken place. You literally get your hands dirty digging through dirt and grime to pick up blood spatters, fingerprints and other evidence. Sometimes, victims or relatives are nearby, which adds to the overall stress of the scene. Once evidence is gathered, CSIs might feel internal pressure from detectives and prosecutors to get results fast. In addition, CSIs are often asked to testify in court to corroborate their findings and provide expert testimony."
-https://work.chron.com/forensic-scientist-vs-csi-forensic-scientist-17632.html