What is the key thing to consistently remember when working in the forensic field?

Question: What is the key thing to consistently remember when working in the forensic field?
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Asked by anon-375539 on 22 Nov 2023.
- Michael Schubert answered on 22 Nov 2023:
  
  Forensics is a very broad discipline and you can do all kinds of science within it! Often, if you’re interested in forensics, a good approach is to figure out what kind of forensic science fascinates you most and study that. If you really like biology, then you might be interested in forensic medicine and pathology (which may include autopsies, but doesn’t always have to). If you’re a chemistry fan, then toxicology might be for you. Physics enthusiasts might enjoy working out things like which car was responsible for an accident or what you can find out about a crime from a dropped object or a blood spatter. There are forensic psychologists who study why people commit crimes or who might have committed a certain type of crime, forensic anthropologists who examine bones, and even forensic entomologists who find out information by examining the bugs on a body or at a crime scene!
- Caroline Hyde answered on 23 Nov 2023:
  
  I don’t work in the forensic field but any work within the sciences requires awareness of developments within the scientific and technological community and being aware of limitations of techniques, infrastructure etc at all times.
- David Clancy answered on 24 Nov 2023:
  
  Make sure you’re very very careful with the labelling and the record-keeping.l
- Samantha Slater-Lewin answered on 27 Nov 2023:
  
  There are lots of different disciplines within forensics and like sciences in general it is important that whatever field you work in, you have a high level of accuracy. Attention to detail and meticulously following processes is important and in some roles you should be mindful that your work may be scrutinised in court.