Evidence Technician is a trained professional who involves in collecting, receiving, examining, and storing of physical evidence or property, provided that it adheres to the Police. Such as a Police Evidence Technician collaborates with forensic scientists in collecting and analyzing evidence; fingerprint analysis, ballistics, DNA sequences, etc. Part of an Evidence & Property Technician's job is to carefully record the evidence, chain of custody documents, and related reports.
Evidence Technician Eligibility
The minimum educational requirement for becoming an Evidence Technician is Bachelor’s Degree in Criminology or related subjects.
Evidence Technician Required Skills
- Evidence Technicians require careful attention to detail, discipline and keen intuition.
- Evidence Technicians must also have good organizational habits and good written and verbal interpersonal communication skills.
- They should have analytical thinking and reasoning skills; good control over emotions and possess the ability to work both individually and as part of a team.
- Overall, they required to possess – skills needed in the field, skills required in the lab and skills needed to communicate the results of evidence analysis.
How to become an Evidence Technician?
One has to follow below-given steps for becoming an Evidence Technician-
Step 1
Candidates after completing their 12th class, they have to take admission in degree courses related to Criminology related subjects. There are many colleges/universities offering courses for the very subjects. The reputed institutes conduct entrance tests for admission to their courses for the students. At some of the places, the percentages of the 12th class also do matter during the admission process. They are also given field training during the course by sending them to different accident places.
Bachelor’s Degree Courses:
- B.Sc. (Forensic Sciences)
- B.Sc. (Hons.) (Forensic Science)
- B.A. (Criminology)
Educational Qualification
For degree courses, students must be passed their 12th class in very or related subjects.
Step 2
There are many positions which are given to postgraduate candidates. These designations are research related or managerial level ranks. Therefore, like degree courses, students have to join colleges/universities for these.
Master’s Degree Courses:
- M.A. (Criminal Justice)
- M.A. (Criminology & Criminal Justice)
- M.Sc. (Criminology & Criminal Justice)
- Post Graduate Diploma in Criminal Justice (PGDCJ)
Educational Qualification
For postgraduate courses, candidates must be passed their degree course in Criminology related subjects with at least Second Division (50% marks).
Institutes offering Courses for Evidence Technician
- Swami Vivekanand University, Sagar
- St Peters College, Kolkata
- Amity University, Noida
- Raja Bahadur Venkat Rama Reddy Women's College (RBVRR), Hyderabad
Evidence Technician Job Description
Evidence Technicians also need to maintain secure evidence storage to ensure that crime scene evidence and properties are free from tampering. They also perform tasks such as processing release forms of evidence and stocking supplies in the evidence processing room. This area has become so important due increase in a number of crimes in day to day life in our society.
Evidence Technician Career Prospects
After having passed all required qualifications, they have many career options in different fields. Those who want to actively participate in investigating and solving crimes should consider becoming a detective also. They collect crime scene evidence for analysis, interview witnesses and suspects, document findings in written reports and participate in other activities associated with arresting and convicting criminals.
- They can also join government jobs related to it such as in India – CBI, RAW, IB and CIDs, etc.
- They can also work for NGOs involved in helping Police Forces in finding clues pertaining to Criminals, accident-related investigations and the like other information.
Evidence Technician Salary
Evidence Technicians job opportunities are growing and can often found in Police Departments and other Law Enforcement Organizations. They can earn in starting a monthly salary ranging from Rs.20,000 to Rs.25,000. But they can have more than this with gaining job experience and promotions in the departments. Sometimes, they are specially awarded by the departments in case they show extra course or do some special for the uplift of the very department.
