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BALLISTICS EXPERTGreg Hardenfelder
11/9/15
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JOB DESCRIPTION
Ballistics is a science that is rooted in physics, as ballistics experts are called upon to determine everything from trajectory to probable distance and angle when studying firearms and ammunition. A ballistics expert may study shell casings, bullet fragments, clips, and firearms at the scene of a crime and in a laboratory setting.
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND TRENDS
This area is expected to grow much faster over the next several years due to the advances in technology
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ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
ADVANTAGES
Every case is different so your knowledge of the subject gains every time
You keep people safe: some times a bullet is the only piece of evidence left behind
Good pay
High in demand
DISADVANTAGES
Exposure to harmful substances such as body fluids fire arms and harmful chemicals
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WAGES AND HOURS
In naussau county a ballistics expert makes any wear from 39,000 a year to 80,000 a year
As a ballistics expert you are on call at all time because you may be required to examine to crime scene its self
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WORKING CONDITIONS
As a ballistics expert you are required to work both in a labrotory and at the crime scene itself
It is also not uncommon for a ballistics expert to lift prints from guns and collect dna from spent rounds
Most of the work is done in the lab
Use computors for crime scene mapping
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TRAINING AND EDUCATION
Balchelors degree in forensics
Principles of Biology
Chemistry
Biology Laboratory
Chemistry Laboratory
Organic Chemistry
Criminalistics
Calculus
Analytic Geometry
Physics Laboratory
College Physics
Calculus-Based Physics
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RELATED OCCUPATIONS
This field is very specialized and there are no branches oroccupations like this one
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PROFFESIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
AFTE- association of fire arms and tool mark examiners
Fbi
Cia
Nypd
Scpd
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Website Title: How to Become a Crime Scene Investigator
Article Title: Firearms Examiner Career Description and Education Requireme[…]
Date Accessed: November 12, 2015
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Article Title: What Do Ballistics Experts Actually Do?
Date Accessed: November 12, 2015
Website Title: Work
Article Title: Benefits of a Ballistics and Firearms Career
Date Accessed: November 12, 2015