Forensic Photography

Pensivepuca

I read an old thread on here about forensic photography, and just wondering if anyone can tell me how you get into this area?

I seen a page a few months ago on garda.ie, but I can not find it anymore.
Not considering the PSNI, instead its the guards.

What qualifications do you need at GCSE/A level?
What courses do you need to do at Uni?
Do you just enroll as a SOCO/CSI and get on the job training?
Is it different if you live/come from the North?

I have read you can be a civilian employee, which would be ideal, or be a member of the guards.

There is a recruitment ban on, but I need to get all this information for some project in school, so having this cleared up would be helpful for me, so I consider this possible choice along with others.

Thanks in advance.

Edit; Just read this
http://www.forensicscience.ie/Services/Forensic-Areas/

An Garda Síochána undertake certain types of forensic work, such as:

Crime scene examination & photography
Ballistics
Fingerprint retrieval and identificataion

To get involved in these areas a person must first join the Gardaí and apply for any vacancy in the relevant section when it arises. For more information visit www.garda.ie.

So one route is joining the Gardaí, then specializing in certain areas when it arises. How/can you go the civilian route?

Read on a UK based site and says you can work for Lawyers/insurance companies etc, but need police training as back ground.

Delancey

Gardai are not like a lot of UK forces who have civilianised roles such as SOCO , you have to join the Gardai , see out probation and wait for a suitable vacancy to which you apply .

Perhaps this may change in the future but overall AGS are light years behind the UK forces when it comes to civilianising positions.

Pensivepuca

Not entirely sure I could pass garda medical requirements, and it seems very awkward to need to just wait till an opening comes. I would think on the psni but its more what my family frowns upon and all the normal reasons/worries. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

Delancey

For what its worth PSNI and Garda medical requirements would be broadly the same.
Universities in UK are now offering Forensic science courses which is another avenue but I have heard that the competition for CSI type / SOCO jobs is absolutely fierce.

Pensivepuca

I could study in Scotland/Wales/England in a course but its all a question of money when the time comes. I think having a circulation condition like Raynuard Syndrome would make getting into the garda or psni hard, and I need spinal surgery which might weaken me. I could still give this a stab, but realistically someone my age always changes their minds and not sure I am the right person.