Every UK police force employs a team of highly trained people who specialise in the recovery of forensic evidence from scenes of crimes. Their titles differ from force to force. Until recently they were known as scenes of crime officers, or SOCOs. Nowadays they are often called crime scene investigators (CSIs) or forensic scene investigators (FSIs). They are the people you see on the news — wearing white hooded suits, gloves and masks — when reporters are filming at a serious crime scene.
In recent years, police forensic investigators have been the subject of a great deal of media interest. Their actions are reported regularly in newspaper articles. Books and television programmes often focus on their role. But what is it like to be a forensic investigator? What is required to get the job, and what is required of you once you have it?
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