Fingerprints That Will Make or Break
Many people want to become many things. A crime scene investigator (CSI) on the federal level is one of the many. In order to do this there are many different things that need to be known: the salary of the job, what schooling it will take, all the requirements, things that could possibly disqualify the person, and the benefits and what the outcome of being a CSI on the federal level will be like.
A person wanting to pursue their career path in being a CSI needs to be aware of the required education needed. The required education is to be a graduate of high school and also get a Bachelor’s degree (“Study”). A student can either enroll in a law enforcement academy or pursue a college degree in CSI (2-4 …show more content…
Physical and mental health are some of them. The students physical and mental health is important when qualifying to work in federal law enforcement. In general, students must be in excellent health to work with federal agencies. Many medical conditions are evaluated on a case-by-case basis; however, vision and hearing requirements are not likely to be waived in most situations. In addition to having good physical and mental health, CSIs are required to have 20/20 vision with both eyes, viewing distant vision acuity must be better or equal to 20/100 in each eye without corrective lenses, and peripheral vision must also be normal. They also require the student to be able to hear out of both ears in frequency range of 500-2000Hz, the deficit should not exceed 30 decibels in either ear. At 3000Hz, the deficit should not exceed 40 decibels in either ear (“Your …show more content…
Other things the agency might look into is: did the student successfully pass an extensive background investigation, successfully pass a comprehensive physical examination, successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen and have them sign a mobility statement agreeing to move where you’re assigned (“Your Guide”). Now that the qualifications are out in the open, here are some things that could unfortunately disqualify the student from getting a job. Individuals who have a prohibited firearm status include: fugitives, unlawful users or addicts of a controlled substance, individuals who have been admitted to a mental institution or adjudicated as mentally defective, illegal aliens, or those admitted to the U.S. under a nonimmigrant visa, dishonorably discharged soldiers, former U.S. citizens who have renounced citizenship, individuals subject to a court order for harassing, stalking or threatening as a credible threat to a partner or partner’s child, individuals convicted of domestic violence misdemeanors, misdemeanors that involve perjury or false statements (varies by agency), Bad credit (varies by agency), default on a federally-insured student loan, drug use: Varies by agency; generally, quantity and type of drugs are a factor. In recent years, many agencies have become more lax on their drug policy to allow for
Many people want to become many things. A crime scene investigator (CSI) on the federal level is one of the many. In order to do this there are many different things that need to be known: the salary of the job, what schooling it will take, all the requirements, things that could possibly disqualify the person, and the benefits and what the outcome of being a CSI on the federal level will be like.
A person wanting to pursue their career path in being a CSI needs to be aware of the required education needed. The required education is to be a graduate of high school and also get a Bachelor’s degree (“Study”). A student can either enroll in a law enforcement academy or pursue a college degree in CSI (2-4 …show more content…
Physical and mental health are some of them. The students physical and mental health is important when qualifying to work in federal law enforcement. In general, students must be in excellent health to work with federal agencies. Many medical conditions are evaluated on a case-by-case basis; however, vision and hearing requirements are not likely to be waived in most situations. In addition to having good physical and mental health, CSIs are required to have 20/20 vision with both eyes, viewing distant vision acuity must be better or equal to 20/100 in each eye without corrective lenses, and peripheral vision must also be normal. They also require the student to be able to hear out of both ears in frequency range of 500-2000Hz, the deficit should not exceed 30 decibels in either ear. At 3000Hz, the deficit should not exceed 40 decibels in either ear (“Your …show more content…
Other things the agency might look into is: did the student successfully pass an extensive background investigation, successfully pass a comprehensive physical examination, successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen and have them sign a mobility statement agreeing to move where you’re assigned (“Your Guide”). Now that the qualifications are out in the open, here are some things that could unfortunately disqualify the student from getting a job. Individuals who have a prohibited firearm status include: fugitives, unlawful users or addicts of a controlled substance, individuals who have been admitted to a mental institution or adjudicated as mentally defective, illegal aliens, or those admitted to the U.S. under a nonimmigrant visa, dishonorably discharged soldiers, former U.S. citizens who have renounced citizenship, individuals subject to a court order for harassing, stalking or threatening as a credible threat to a partner or partner’s child, individuals convicted of domestic violence misdemeanors, misdemeanors that involve perjury or false statements (varies by agency), Bad credit (varies by agency), default on a federally-insured student loan, drug use: Varies by agency; generally, quantity and type of drugs are a factor. In recent years, many agencies have become more lax on their drug policy to allow for