Laboratory and field work involving firearms, fingerprint, or photography and their 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 Forensic Laboratory Supervisor. Depending on field or fields of expertise, examines firearms and fingerprints and their related evidentiary materials, or performs specialized photography assignments. 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. In performing forensic photography assignments, uses a wide range of camera equipment and films ranging from standard speeds of black and white and color to infrared and high speed recorder films. Photographs evidence and conducts photographic examinations of documents.