Police Identification and Records Officers
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Still cameras (35 millimeter cameras)
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Pullers (Automobile door handle removers)
- Axes
- Hazardous material protective apparel (Biohazard suits)
- Biological evidence collection kits (Blood collection kits)
- Bolt cutters
- Alcohol analysers (Breathalyzers)
- Bullet proof vests (Bulletproof vests)
- Camera lenses or filters (Camera lens filters)
- Hammers (Claw hammers)
- Binocular light compound microscopes (Compound light microscopes)
- Rulers (Crime scene rulers)
- Tape measures (Crime scene tape measures)
- Biological evidence collection kits (Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA collection kits)
- Desktop computers
- Digital cameras
- Digital camcorders or video cameras (Digital video cameras)
- Measuring wheels for distance (Distance measuring wheels)
- Narcotic test kits (Drug testing kits)
- Distance meters (Electronic measuring devices)
- Footprint lifters (Electrostatic dust lifters)
- Laboratory scalpels (Evidence collection scalpels)
- Laboratory scissors (Evidence scissors)
- Laboratory tools (Evidence tweezers)
- Masks or accessories (Filter masks)
- Fingerprint applicators or brushes (Fingerprint brushes)
- Fingerprint latent print kits (Fingerprint evidence kits)
- Biometric identification equipment (Fingerprint scanners)
- Footwear covers (Footwear protectors)
- Fume hoods or cupboards (Fume hoods)
- Geological compasses
- Laboratory vials (Glass evidence vials)
- Saws (Hacksaws)
- Handheld thermometer (Handheld digital thermometers)
- Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers (Handheld evidence collection computers)
- Ultraviolet UV lamps (High wavelength ultraviolet UV light)
- Footprint lifters (Impression casting kits)
- Infrared lamps (Infrared light sources)
- Instant print cameras
- Notebook computers (Laptop computers)
- Lasers (Laser trajectory pointers)
- Ultraviolet UV lamps (Low wavelength ultraviolet UV light)
- Forensic magnifiers (Magnifying glasses)
- Metal detectors
- Microscope slides
- Notebook computers (Mobile data computers)
- Camera lenses or filters (Orange filter lenses)
- Personal computers
- Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers (Personal digital assistants PDA)
- Screwdrivers (Phillips head screwdrivers)
- Camera lenses or filters (Polarized filter lenses)
- Lasers (Portable lasers)
- Gas generators (Power generators)
- Protective gloves
- Pry bars
- Camera lenses or filters (Red filter lenses)
- Respirators
- Forensic magnifiers (Ridge counters)
- Safety glasses
- Shovels
- Socket sets (Socket wrench sets)
- Screwdrivers (Straight screwdrivers)
- Camera lenses or filters (Telephoto camera lenses)
- Two way radios
- Utility knives
- Locking pliers (Vise grip pliers)
- Camera lenses or filters (Wide angle camera lenses)
- Wire cutters
- Wood chisels
- Camera lenses or filters (Yellow filter lenses)
Technologies Include:
- Charting software
- Microsoft Office Visio
- Data base user interface and query software
- Database software
- DataWorks Plus Digital CrimeScene
- Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System IAFIS
- National Crime Information Center NCIC database
- National Integrated Ballistics Information Network NIBIN
- Graphics or photo imaging software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop software
- Computer aided composite drawing software
- DeChant Consulting Services iWitness
- DesignWare 3D EyeWitness
- Digital Image Management Solutions Crime Scene
- Eos Systems PhotoModeler
- Image enhancement software
- SmartDraw.com SmartDraw Legal
- The CAD Zone The Crime Zone
- Trancite Logic Systems ScenePD
- Visual Statement Vista FX3 CSI
- Internet browser software
- Web browser software
- Office suite software
- Microsoft Office software
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
