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Record 1 2010-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Police
  • Criminology
OBS

The job titles and duties assigned to this position vary depending on the police agency. In general, this position can be held by a civilian or a sworn police officer and includes the following duties: processing a crime scene for physical evidence (fingerprints, hair, fibres, fluids, etc.); documenting a crime scene (photography, video, sketching); collecting, preserving, processing physical evidence found at a crime scene, on suspects or during an autopsy (involves laboratory work); writing reports; providing testimony in court. Depending on the employer, this position can be highly specialized or limited to basic duties.

OBS

scenes of crime officer; SOCO: This is normally a civilian position.

OBS

evidence technician; ET: In some police agencies, the evidence technician's duties and responsibilities are much more limited than a CSI's.

OBS

crime scene technician: In the National Occupational Classification (NOC), an official occupational title in Group 6261 - Police Officers (Except Commissioned).

OBS

identification officer; ident officer: terms used by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. They apply to police officers only.

OBS

forensic identification technician: term used by the Special Investigations Unit of Ontario, Canada. It applies to civilians only.

Key term(s)
  • scene of crime officer
  • scene of crime examiner

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Police
  • Criminologie
OBS

Cette désignation d'emploi et les tâches qui y sont associées varient selon l'agence de police particulière. Les fonctions comprennent, entre autres, l'examen des lieux de crime, la collecte, l'identification, la conservation et le prélèvement des éléments de preuve, la photographie, la dactyloscopie, etc. Le degré d'expertise peut aussi varier en fonction des besoins de l'agence de police.

OBS

technicien en scène de crime; technicienne en scène de crime : Dans la Classification nationale des professions (CNP), titres de profession officiels dans le Groupe 6261 - Policiers/policières (sauf cadres supérieurs).

Key term(s)
  • technicien en scènes de crime
  • technicienne en scènes de crime

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Policía
  • Criminología
CONT

Los especialistas de escenas de crimen, coleccionan, preservan y documentan evidencia física de escenas de crímenes. Deben poseer buenas destrezas de comunicación y fotografía. Adicionalmente, deben tener conocimiento de medicina forense, tecnología moderna, técnicas de procesar evidencia y escenas de crímenes.

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