Supervisory, laboratory and field work involving firearms or fingerprint and related examinations for the State Police Crime Laboratory in the Department of Public Safety.
Work includes on-scene evidentiary searches at major or difficult crime scenes.
Work is performed under the supervision of the Assistant Support Services Commander. Depending on field or fields of expertise, examines firearms and or fingerprints and their related evidentiary materials. Interprets data, draws conclusions, and formulates opinions. Uses techniques and instrumentation as necessary in order to identify, link, compare, and discover individuality and or relationships of examined items to persons, place, or objects for use as evidence in criminal proceedings. Photographs evidence when appropriate.