Brief History of Forensic Science, It surfaced in San Francisco State in the 1850s, systematic photography was used to obtain criminal identification. Later, in the 1920s, "the Los Angeles Police Department established the first police department crime laboratory in the United States (Forensic science timeline (nd). Forensic science continued to advance over the years to becoming one of the most innovative areas of the criminal justice system Forensic assistance in the prosecution of many cases as well as in the exclusion of the wrongly accused (Forensic science timeline (nd). Forensic technology works. primarily for local and state governments in police departments, coroner's offices and crime laboratories This field is a combination of laboratory and field work offers the best of both worlds (Career Guide for Technician. in Forensic Science (nd) This is what makes the Forensic Science Technician the area of ​​interest; the usual duties of a Forensic Science Technician are to collect evidence, investigate the evidence collected, and report their findings. findings in writing and may also be summoned to court (criminal or civil rights) to present their findings before a judge (Forensic Science Technician Career Guide (n.d.). There are several different areas of expertise in the field. In the field of forensic technicians, forensic technicians are often responsible for or specialize in particular types of evidence such as biochemistry, ballistics, fingerprinting and handwriting analysis. It has been said that forensic science technicians are primarily called upon to assist in two places, at crime scenes and in crime laboratories (Dillon .H, 1999). Crime scenes contain valuable evidence that must be carefully collected and preserved to aid in the reconstruction of crimes by theorizing the events...... middle of paper ...... needs descriptive writing to help explain the discovery and orally provide their expertise on a case by verbally explaining their findings. Excellent social skills, being able to get along well with others, are important because one may be placed in work environments that require multiple technologies to work in different areas of the same case, bringing all the pieces together. puzzle. Another very important skill is the ability to control one's own emotions (Dillon .H, 1999). The reasons top the list because forensic science technicians have to deal with gruesome situations such as seeing dead bodies, taking blood, objects, seeing crime scenes. It is therefore imperative to keep control of your personal emotions in this career. choice because you could find yourself in the presence of members of the deceased's family.