How do they match: Detectives and Criminal Investigators

  • Crime Analyst
  • Crime Investigator Special Agent
  • Crime Scene Investigator
  • Criminal Analyst
  • Financial Crimes Analyst
  • Forensic Analyst
  • Investigative Analyst
  • Sex Crimes Detective
  • Special Crimes Investigator
  • Violent Crimes Detective

  • Conduct investigations related to suspected violations of federal, state, or local laws to prevent or solve crimes.

  • Obtain summary of incident from officer in charge at crime scene, taking care to avoid disturbing evidence.
  • Preserve, process, and analyze items of evidence obtained from crime scenes and suspects, placing them in proper containers and destroying evidence no longer needed.
  • Provide information to lab personnel concerning the source of an item of evidence and tests to be performed.

  • Analyze crime scene evidence.
  • Examine crime scenes to obtain evidence.
  • Record crime or accident scene evidence with video or still cameras.