Georgia Bureau of Investigation: the GBI crime laboratory scientist

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THE GBI
CRIME LABORATORY SCIENTIST
LEADING THE SCIENTIFIC ARENA IN DEDICATION, QUALIIT AND
SOPHISTICATED TECHNOLOGIES
Miltoll E. Nix, Jr. Direetor

DIVISION OF
FORENSIC SCIENCES
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is one of the most respected and innovative law enforcement agencies in the nation. With highly trained, dedicated employees, the GBI brings state-of-the-art solutions to today'5 law enforcement challenges.
The GEl consists of three divisions: the Division of Forensic Sciences (OOFS), the Investigative Division, and the Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC).
CRIME LABORATORY SCIENTIST
Petfonns laboratory examinations, scientific analyses and comparisons on physical evidence submitted by local, state and federal law enforcement agencies for investigative and
legal purposes

VARIOUS SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
TRACE EVIDENCE
o Compares and analyzes hair, fi-
bers, glass, paint, soil. and shoe and tire tracks
II II FIREARMS
o Processes firearms and tool-
mark related physical evidence
o Examines hand wipings for the
presence of gunshot residue, serial number restoration, crime scene investigation and instrument repair
CHEMISTRY / DRUG IDENTIFICATION
o Analyzes chemical compounds
submitted by various law enforcement agencies and determines if these compounds are in violation of federal and state drug laws
o Assists law enforcement agen-
cies inclandeshne laboratory seizures, provides technical support in undercover operations, and supplies the

courts and other agencies with factual drug information D Provides information to the general public and news media about drug abuse D Isolates, identifies and classifies flammable and combustible liquids D Assists fire investigators in determining the origin and cause of a fire through analysis of the evidence D Evaluates and identifies or classifies explosive/ incendiary devices
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IMPLIED CONSENT (ALCOHOL TESTING)
D Analyzes materials to identify and quantify the presence of alcohols
o Conducts analysis for ethyl al-
cohol in DUI cases which would deal with State Court, but also includes vehicular homicide cases in Superior Courts D Presents expert testimony in court regarding alcohol influence and its effects

LATENT PRINT
(j Evaluates, compares, develops and preserves latent fingerprints
o Searches the Automated Fin-
gerprint Identification System
o Provides postmortem identifi-
cation, expert court testimony, crime scene assistance, classroom instruction on inked and latent prints, and case consultation 5 and reports
QUESTIONED DOCUMENTS
o Examines documentary evi-
dence involving handwriting, handprinting, and numerals; documents produced by mechanical devices such as typewriters, check writers, office machines! copiers and printing processes; and rubber-stamps, indented writing, burned, charred and damaged documents
o Evaluates dated documents,
ink and writing instruments; and sequence of lines, paper, seals, staples and clips
o Analyzes entry problems, frac-
ture matching and fragmentation, alterations, additions, deletions, erasures, substitutions, and obliterations

I. FORENSIC
SEROLOGY / DNA
o Conducts blood and seminal
fluid typing
o Checks for biologicals - saliva,
urine, and seminal fluid
o Conducts DNA profiling in-
volving violent personal crimes, such as murder, rape and sexual assault, for which a suspect has been identified or in which there is considerable evidence that a series of crimes is being committed by a single individual
I TOXICOLOGY
o Analyzes biological specimens
for the presence of drugs and poisons. The specimens submitted may come from one of two different sources: living persons who may have been arrested for DUI and/or drug possession, or deceased individuals from medical examiner cases.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR
CRIME LABORATORY SCIENTIST

D

FOUR-YEAR BACHELOR'S DE-

GREE IN NATURAL SCIENCE (PREFER-

ABLY CHEMISTRY OR BIOLOGY; OR A

DEGREE IN A RELATED FIELD OF STUDY)

OR

D

FOUR-YEAR DEGREE IN FOREN-

SIC SCIENCE WITH A MINOR IN CHEM-

ISTRY

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SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

For more information regarding career
opportunities at the Georgia~Bureau of Investigation
please contact: Office of Personnel
P.O. Box 370808 Decatur, Georgia 30037-0808
(404) 244-2508

The purpose of the Quality Team is to develop quality standards which will guide DOFS toward becoming the premier laboratory system in the world. The team will form quality objectives~ including production, safety and customer service into all aspects of DOFS operations.
MILTON E. NIX, JR. DlREClOR
ANTHONY K. GAILEY EXECUTIVE AssiSTANT DIRECTOR &
DEPUTY DIRECTOR - DOFS
VERNON M. KEENAN DEPUTY DIRECTOR - INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION
PAUL C. HEPPNER DEPUTY DIRECTOR - GCIC