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Criminal investigator

Other names

forensic scientist, forensic science officer, scenes of crime officer, fingerprint officer, crime scene investigator, forensic officer

Police and investigation

Criminal investigators examine and process the scenes of crimes and the evidence found in them.

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  1. 1

    Examine places where crimes happened.

  2. 2

    Collect and process the evidence found there.

  3. 3

    Handle evidence carefully, following the rules.

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

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National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

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Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

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O*NET 31.0 Database

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In other languages

français
officier de police judiciaire/officière de police judiciaire
español
agente de investigación criminal
العربية
محقق جنائي / محققة جنائية
português
Agente de investigação criminal
Deutsch
Polizeibeamter im Ermittlungsdienst/Polizeibeamtin im Ermittlungsdienst
italiano
investigatore della polizia scientifica/investigatrice della polizia scientifica

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