A future in crime scene investigation

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CSI workers analyze a scene as part of their jobs. “You should be able to talk to witnesses and be outgoing,” according to Cheesman.

Shelby Patton, Ranger review reporter

“A crime scene investigator is, more often than not, a member of law enforcement who is responsible for identifying, collecting, preserving, and packaging physical evidence at the scene of a crime,” according to crimesceneinvestigator.edu.org. Kayla Cheesman 10 is a student at Lewis-Palmer who is interested in joining the CSI after finishing high school. “I want to work with CSI because I saw many friends go through programs and they loved it,” Cheesman said.

As a junior, she will start taking more classes to help reach her goal. “Forensics in high school and college and then look into classes for blood splatoring and CSI related classes to help you move into the field,” Cheesman said.

Colleges offer many classes for this line of work including forensic science, biology, and any other relevant field. Apart from college education, crime scene investigators must also pursue formal training from relevant state departments.

There are many different job titles within the CSI, some of which are evidence collectors, crime scene photographers, and the crime scene leaders. Cheeseman would like to specifically work with evidence collectors. Cheeseman said she wants to look more into blood type and blood splatter, to see if there’s blood and if it’s on the wall, then to look onto the trajectory. According to crimescene-forensic.com, blood holds DNA of every person and is never the same and so it is one of the most important pieces of a crime scene.

Because police officers and CSI agents work closely together, the recent increase in police violence has made Cheeseman question her career choice. Cheeseman also said that the violence gives her more crime scenes to look at, but it’s also very sad because she could know one of the victims or it could be someone that she has worked on many cases with.

When asked about what she thinks it takes to become a successful CSI agent, Cheesman said “you need to be able to pay attention to detail and know how to put the pieces together because your solving crimes and need to know how patterns work. You should definitely be a good listener to get a good background on the person’s life. You should be able to talk to witnesses and be outgoing.” It is evident that Cheesman knows what her goals are, as she is aware of all of the requirements.