CriminologistPaula Zonneveld

Education•Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology and Psychology•Masters degree and/or PhD in behavioural sciences•Recommended courses in computer science, math and writing

Ranges between $40,000 – $120, 000 a year depending on experience level

Requirements

Salary

Spencer ReidDerek Morgan

ExamplesCriminologist are popular characters in modern day TV shows. For example Derek organ and Spencer Reid from Criminal Minds analyse crime scenes to determine the criminal’s motive.

Criminologist

By: Kahma M.IDC4U3-01

• Criminologist work variety of factors to determine why criminals commit crimes, determine and analyze criminal patterns based on biographical, social and psychological factors. Which then are used to aid law enforcement in assessing potential criminals. That being said, the relation between a criminologist and forensics is that in order to become a criminologist, one must study courses such as forensic science to be familiar with the criminal law, the criminal justice system and other courses that may aid them on the field to solve crimes.

Description, skills and relevance to forensics

Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd century

Criminologist are required to have aBachelors/Masters degree for employment.Additionally, some states requirecriminologist to pass a licence exam. (in the United States)

• Highly intellectual field• Majored in sociology, psychology or criminology as

undergraduates - this helps understands human nature and actions.

• Majors for criminal justice and history• Masters in behavioral Science

From a survey conducted bythe National Association of collages andEmployers show that those whograduated with a bachelors degreeearned $32,2204/yr. With an entry levelthat was $20,880 to $44,00/yr.(2012)

The more experience you have thehigher of a salary a criminologist gets.With:• 1-4yrs of exp. can expect to make• $32,220/yr• 5-19yrs of exp. can earn from $30,000 to $75,000/yr• 20+yrs can earn $42,600 to $82,500/yr

Criminologist working for the federalgovernment often have greater earning thanthose that work at the local/state level. Federal government criminologists can earn upward

of $84,098/yr Local/State criminologists can range between

$40,695 and $56,993/yr - on average.

Educational Requirement & Salary

*In the field of criminology, female Criminologists earn $29,300 on lowend and $51,492 on high end. Male Criminologists earn $42,729 to $93,359/yr. All on average*

Example & Relevance to my Career

Warrick Brown (CSI) Las Vegas Police Department Crime Lab.

What relevance does criminologist have with my choice of career, I would say a huge relevance due to the fact that it is a dream of mine to work on the fields and become a criminologist myself one day. Finding clues and the criminal behind the crime and the crime solving thrill. One of my big interest.

http://work.chron.com/annual-income-criminologist-11118.html - What is the Annual Income of a criminologist (Article)

http://education-portal.com/articles/Criminologist_Job_Description_Duties_and_Requirements.html - Criminologist: Job description, Duties and Requirements (Educational Portal*)

http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0011023/ - Warrick Brown; Las Vegas Police Department Crime Lab (CSI - IMDb)

Bibliography

Pharmacologist

David De Lazzari

Career Description

• Scientifically investigate and analyze the effects of drugs, chemicals and other substances on human physiology and determine how they can be used in a safely manner.

• Research and develop drugs and medications

Skill utilization

• Analytical and problem solving skills – Analyze how drugs affect specific areas of the

body and brainstorm possible solutions

• Perseverance and patience– Perform many clinical trials to see effects of drugs

on body

• Good communication skills– Effectively and clearly state how drugs work, in

addition, work with team members to develop drugs

• Knowledge of biochemistry, biology and physiology– Need to understand how chemicals work and

react with the physiology of the human body to produce effective and safe pharmaceutical drugs

Career

• determine if drugs or substances play a role in legal issues. Use their knowledge of human physiology to perform experiments on different biological systems of the victim to conclude if malpractice or poisoning is involved. Are also consultants for drunk or drugged driving to determine state of mind of the driver

Relation to Forensics

• High School Graduate• Obtain degree in Bachelor of Sciences

(recommended pharmacology, biology, chemistry or microbiology)

• Graduate School of pharmacy- PharmD• Optional PhD in pharmacology

Education

Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto

Professionals

• Rudolf Buchheim• Otto Loewi• Sir Henry Hallet Dale• Alexander Fleming• Louis Lasagna

Salary

• To start: $38000 -$46000• Experienced professionals: > $ 120 000

Examples and Salary

Louis Lasagna, American Physicain Average salary of pharmacologists in specific states (Salary

Expert)

• http://www.salaryexpert.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=browse.pharmacist-salary-data-details&cityid=300&positionid=4066

• http://www.pharmaceutical.ca/job-advice/job-descriptions/pharmacologist

• http://www.prospects.ac.uk/pharmacologist_job_description.htm

• http://targetjobs.co.uk/careers-advice/job-descriptions/276303-pharmacologist-job-description

References

Explosives Technician

Explosives Technicians work to evaluate, dismantle, repair, deploy, destroy and detonate explosive charges.

Educational requirements: you’ll need a high school diploma at least and additional special training such a 4 year bachelor program in fields such as engineering or construction.

By Andrew Pearson

A good example of this job would be the movie ‘The Hurt Locker’ (a guy in Afghanistan defuses/destroys bombs/IEDs for the military)

The salary of an explosives technician ranges from about $18 an hour to $27 an hour it really depends on how experienced you are.

By Andrew Pearson

Forensic Entomologist

Yasmine Belkadi

Career Description

• Preform new research to widen our knowledge on insects and how they can be beneficial to the population.

• Collect data at crime scenes, such as; climate, soil and maggot mass to determine how old the corpse is.

Education Requirements

• High school: Biology, Chemistry, Calculus & Vectors

• Master’s degree in entomology is required

Salary RangeBetween $25 000 - $75 000 annually

Dr. Lee Goff-Forensic Entamologist

Dr. Lee Goff is a forensic entomologist

Forensic Microbiologist

BY: J.K. Tsafatinos

What is a Forensic Microbiologist and how does someone become one

• A Forensic Microbiologist needs to have completed their Ph.D in microbiology or a Master’s in science.

A Forensic Micro biologist is the person behind the scenes analyzing samples that come in from crime scenes, (e.g if an unknown substance is found around a dead body at a crime scene, it would be given to the micro biologists to analyze and report.)

What they do and how much they make• Their career is a big part of forensics because they do all

the behind the scenes analyzing of substance’s that can link people back to the crime scene (e.g. a chemical a local company uses is left at a crime scene).

• Their salary range is $39,000 to $66,000• An example of a Forensic Microbiologist is David

Hodges who plays on CSI. Even though he is a fictional character he does “properly” example what they do.

Required Skills

• Patient (because it takes a long time to analyze results and to find matches)

• Teamwork (because you noramly work in groups to get jobs don faster)

• Be thorough (because the samples you get might be all mixed up/ your reports have to be very accurate)

Forensic Odontologist

By: Jenna Robinson

What is it?

• Forensic Odontologists are specialized dentists who are called to assist in the identification of an individual when other ways are not possible. Whether they’re looking at someone’s jaw&teeth to identify them or trying to link bite marks to an individual because of suspicion of abuse or assault.

• They are also expected to explain and support their findings in court if necessary.

Salary ($)

• $150 000 - $185 000 (per year)

o Your salary does depend on your experience, location, chosen place of employment and education level.

Education – High School

• Suggested courses…o Algebrao General Biologyo Organic & Inorganic Chemistryo Physicso Liberal Arts

Education - University

• A program of 4-8 years.• Must obtain a D.D.S (Doctor of Dental Science) before your able to receive

a masters in dental science.• In addition to classes required for D.D.S you need to take classes in…

Forensics and anatomy anthropology, methods and principles of forensic odontology, oral and forensic pathology, and case work.

• Along with work placements and pass a qualifying exam.

Dr. David Sweet

• He graduated from UBC Dentistry in 1978, after running his own business Dr. Sweet was invited back to UBC as a faculty member.

• Dr. Sweet is now the director of the BOLD Laboratory at UBC Dentistry.

• Research areas of Dr. Sweet include…Forensic DNA from teeth, bones and saliva; Human bite-mark forensic evidence; and use of dental characteristics in human identification.

References • http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/Career/126 • http://voices.yahoo.com/how-become-forensic-odontologist-5944030.html • http://www.cda-adc.ca/en/dental_profession/becoming/preparing/ • http://www.dentistry.ubc.ca/AboutUs/FacultyStaffList/detail.asp?user_id=104