How a forensic science technician can use AI, task by task

I work as a forensic science technician. Part of my job is to use photographic or video equipment to document evidence or crime scenes.

Context: The work draws on law and government, public safety and security and biology.
Event: [lecture, fieldwork]
Purpose: [publication, research]

Plan shots and recording. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

I work as a forensic science technician. Part of my job is to collect evidence from crime scenes, storing it in conditions that preserve its integrity.

Context: The work draws on law and government, public safety and security and biology.
Evidence type: [prints, bone, fibres, digital]
Procedure: [lab and chain-of-custody rules]

Make a checklist for collection, preservation, analysis steps and documentation. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

I work as a forensic science technician. Part of my job is to collect impressions of dust from surfaces to obtain and identify fingerprints.

Context: The work draws on law and government, public safety and security and biology.
Evidence type: [prints, bone, fibres, digital]
Procedure: [lab and chain-of-custody rules]

Make a checklist for collection, preservation, analysis steps and documentation. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

I work as a forensic science technician. Part of my job is to operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

Context: The work draws on law and government, public safety and security and biology.
Instrument: [microscope, chromatograph]
Analysis: [describe]

List setup, calibration and run steps. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

I work as a forensic science technician. Part of my job is to use chemicals or other substances to examine latent fingerprint evidence and compare developed prints to those of known persons in databases.

Context: The work draws on law and government, public safety and security and biology.
Evidence type: [prints, bone, fibres, digital]
Procedure: [lab and chain-of-custody rules]

Make a checklist for collection, preservation, analysis steps and documentation. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

I work as a forensic science technician. Part of my job is to visit morgues, examine scenes of crimes, or contact other sources to obtain evidence or information to be used in investigations.

Context: The work draws on law and government, public safety and security and biology.
Evidence type: [prints, bone, fibres, digital]
Procedure: [lab and chain-of-custody rules]

Make a checklist for collection, preservation, analysis steps and documentation. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

I work as a forensic science technician. Part of my job is to confer with ballistics, fingerprinting, handwriting, documents, electronics, medical, chemical, or metallurgical experts concerning evidence and its interpretation.

Context: The work draws on law and government, public safety and security and biology.
Evidence type: [prints, bone, fibres, digital]
Procedure: [lab and chain-of-custody rules]

Make a checklist for collection, preservation, analysis steps and documentation. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

I work as a forensic science technician. Part of my job is to measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

Context: The work draws on law and government, public safety and security and biology.
Type of scene: [burglary, assault, vehicle, fire]
Protocol: [your agency's scene procedure]

Make a scene documentation checklist: photos, measurements, sketches, evidence markers and the order to do them in. Add a sketch template and a list of things that are easy to forget.

I work as a forensic science technician. Part of my job is to testify in court about investigative or analytical methods or findings.

Context: The work draws on law and government, public safety and security and biology.
Proceeding: [court, hearing, legislative]
Topic: [findings, violations, investigation]

Help me prepare: key facts in order, likely questions including hostile ones, and how to answer calmly and only within my knowledge. Then cross-examine me.

I work as a forensic science technician. Part of my job is to reconstruct crime scenes to determine relationships among pieces of evidence.

Context: The work draws on law and government, public safety and security and biology.
Type of scene: [burglary, assault, vehicle, fire]
Protocol: [your agency's scene procedure]

Make a scene documentation checklist: photos, measurements, sketches, evidence markers and the order to do them in. Add a sketch template and a list of things that are easy to forget.

I work as a forensic science technician. Part of my job is to examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

Context: The work draws on law and government, public safety and security and biology.
Evidence type: [prints, bone, fibres, digital]
Procedure: [lab and chain-of-custody rules]

Make a checklist for collection, preservation, analysis steps and documentation. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

I work as a forensic science technician. Part of my job is to prepare solutions, reagents, or sample formulations needed for laboratory work.

Context: The work draws on law and government, public safety and security and biology.
Product: [compound, protein, solution]
Protocol: [key steps]

List prep steps and QC. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

I work as a forensic science technician. Part of my job is to examine firearms to determine mechanical condition and legal status, performing restoration work on damaged firearms to obtain information, such as serial numbers.

Context: The work draws on law and government, public safety and security and biology.
Evidence type: [prints, bone, fibres, digital]
Procedure: [lab and chain-of-custody rules]

Make a checklist for collection, preservation, analysis steps and documentation. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

I work as a forensic science technician. Part of my job is to determine types of bullets and specific weapons used in shootings.

Context: The work draws on law and government, public safety and security and biology.
Evidence type: [prints, bone, fibres, digital]
Procedure: [lab and chain-of-custody rules]

Make a checklist for collection, preservation, analysis steps and documentation. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

I work as a forensic science technician. Part of my job is to analyze gunshot residue and bullet paths to determine how shootings occurred.

Context: The work draws on law and government, public safety and security and biology.
Evidence type: [prints, bone, fibres, digital]
Procedure: [lab and chain-of-custody rules]

Make a checklist for collection, preservation, analysis steps and documentation. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

I work as a forensic science technician. Part of my job is to examine footwear, tire tracks, or other types of impressions.

Context: The work draws on law and government, public safety and security and biology.
Type of scene: [burglary, assault, vehicle, fire]
Protocol: [your agency's scene procedure]

Make a scene documentation checklist: photos, measurements, sketches, evidence markers and the order to do them in. Add a sketch template and a list of things that are easy to forget.

I work as a forensic science technician. Part of my job is to examine physical evidence, such as hair, biological fluids, fiber, wood, or soil residues to obtain information about its source and composition.

Context: The work draws on law and government, public safety and security and biology.
Evidence type: [prints, bone, fibres, digital]
Procedure: [lab and chain-of-custody rules]

Make a checklist for collection, preservation, analysis steps and documentation. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

I work as a forensic science technician. Part of my job is to compare objects, such as tools, with impression marks to determine whether a specific object is responsible for a specific mark.

Context: The work draws on law and government, public safety and security and biology.
Evidence type: [prints, bone, fibres, digital]
Procedure: [lab and chain-of-custody rules]

Make a checklist for collection, preservation, analysis steps and documentation. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

I work as a forensic science technician. Part of my job is to analyze data from computers or other digital media sources for evidence related to criminal activity.

Context: The work draws on law and government, public safety and security and biology.
Type of case: [claim, inspection, violation, investigation]
Rules that apply: [chain-of-custody, agency procedures]

Create a checklist for collecting and preserving evidence for this type of case: what to gather, how to label, document and store it, and common mistakes that make evidence inadmissible. Add a template log.

I work as a forensic science technician. Part of my job is to identify and quantify drugs or poisons found in biological fluids or tissues, in foods, or at crime scenes.

Context: The work draws on law and government, public safety and security and biology.
Fluid: [water, oil, biological sample, process fluid]
What I test for: [contaminants, drugs, particles]

Write a sampling and testing checklist: collection, preservation, methods, limits, and chain-of-custody notes. Group it by area, say what 'good' and 'bad' look like for each item, and add a short template for writing up what I find.