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Advice About a Career in Forensic Science is an article posted by a faculty member at Florida State University's School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, describing the areas of practice within forensic science as well as the school's course listings.

Becoming a Crime Scene Investigator offers step-by-step advice about careers in crime scene investigation. It outlines the educational pre-requisites for work in crime-scene investigation, gives a suggested reading list, and provides links to information pages and employment listings.

Careers in Forensic Science, an article published in Science Magazine, includes a brief history of forensic science and interviews with young, working professionals in forensic anthropology, forensic DNA typing, forensic toxicology, nuclear forensics, wildlife forensics, and forensic phonetics.

Careers in Forensic Science—The Forensic Scientist outlines the graduate and undergraduate programs available in forensics at California State University, Fresno.

Forensic Health Science Careers provides a realistic view into the world of forensic science, and describes various fields of practice within forensic science and the educational requirements for each field.

Forensic Scientists: A Career in the Crime Lab provides a general overview of work in forensic science. The pamphlet includes information on working conditions, earnings, qualifications and educational requirements, and laboratory techniques used in crime solving.

Science Technicians offers general information about the career paths of science technicians—specialists in the physical sciences who use their expertise in various research and laboratory settings. The article predicts future opportunities for growth in the industry and describes the techniques and instrumentation which different science technicians use in their work, the educational and training requirements for work in the industry, and earnings.

So You Want To Be a Forensic Scientist! is the American Association of Forensic Sciences' guide to the careers in forensic science. The guide describes the work of forensic scientists, the various sub-fields of forensic science, and the educational requirements.