KenGoddard
Hit and Run
Re: the future of CSI
Many law enforcement agencies in the US also authorize civilians ("non-sworn" personnel) in their employ to carry firearms ... usually for their personal protection in the field. In this situation, the civilian typically goes through the same initial and year/monthly firearms training & qualification at the range as a sworn officer; but a "non-sworn" individual does not have the authority to enforce laws or arrest a suspect. The badge and credentials they're issued typically says "criminalist" or "forensic technician" or "forensic scientist."
Ooops, forgot to define one of my terms in my last post here. In the US, a "sworn" officer is defined as an individual to takes an oath (hand raised, "I hereby swear ...) to uphold/enforce the laws of the land, and is thereby authorized --- by the law enforcement agency he/she works for --- to arrest suspects and carry a firearm. A sworn officer is issued a badge and credentials that say "police officer" or "deputy sheriff" or "special agent" ... and they must go through initial Academy training and then yearly/monthly updated training and "re-qualification" at the firing range to demonstrate their proficiency in the proper use of the firearms.thegluups said:
In France, you are three different things a "CSI", who processes evidence (dusts prints , ....), a techinician who analyses everything, and an engineer, who supervises all that. They're all sworn officers ( in the sens that they get a flashy badge) but they can't wear guns ... or arrest suspects. So I guess that the only thing they really have in common with the TV CSIs is that they both get a shiny badge ...
Many law enforcement agencies in the US also authorize civilians ("non-sworn" personnel) in their employ to carry firearms ... usually for their personal protection in the field. In this situation, the civilian typically goes through the same initial and year/monthly firearms training & qualification at the range as a sworn officer; but a "non-sworn" individual does not have the authority to enforce laws or arrest a suspect. The badge and credentials they're issued typically says "criminalist" or "forensic technician" or "forensic scientist."