Friday, March 02, 2007
Real-life CSI
My friend sent me this article about a reporter going to the AAFS (American Academy of Forensic Sciences) as a CSI-groupie and being terribly disappointed at the reality of forensic science. It's pretty amusing and nothing new to us forensics grad students (we're told repeatedly that "no, it's not like you see on TV"). Of course the most depressing note is that "there just aren’t enough jobs for the hundreds of fresh faces graduating every year"... of course I suppose that's why I'm busy pursuing a master's and why I thank my lucky stars daily that I got the job I have. Hopefully someone will want to employ me when I graduate and I won't already be obsolete thanks to technology!
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Interesting and funny..Deep down I knew it couldn't be as glamourous as T.v. makes it out to be. On the other hand I'm having a hard time seeing you as obsolete no matter what technology comes along.
As your Mom will tell you, one of Dick Beatty's favorite responses to your concerns is: there is always room for the best.
I admire your strength and committment Kyla. There'll always be room for your brains & beauty - not matter what the field. (Just look at Katherine on CSI - silky hair flowing in the breeze as she rushes from the morgue to a crime sceene.) I'm much happier looking at the human body from the outside. I can't even make it through one CSI or without looking away. That channel with the operations is out of the question.
This makes me curious whether or not a Forensic Science graduate program prepares students for the grosser aspects of the job. Bad Smells 202? Swallowing Your Bile 210?
I believe a sense of smell is considered an asset since one of the "tests" for determining that a bodily fluid is feces or vomit is the smell... actually, I believe the only tests for it are smell and appearance... I think it's something the CSI-types just have to deal with. And perhaps a determining factor is why I've chosen the lab route.
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