Each person, sooner or later, must decide who he wants to become and what kind of work he wants to do. Anyone who has chosen the profession of a lawyer can work at any enterprise and represent his interests, take the positions of judge, prosecutor, legal adviser, etc. Some are wondering how to become an investigator?
What is needed for this profession
It is necessary to have a higher education. Desirable - legal with criminal specialization. After training, you must contact the personnel department of the body in which you wish to work. It can be the Investigative Committee or the police. After conducting verification measures against you for criminal records, administrative misconduct, collecting characterizing material, conducting a medical examination and internship, you can be accepted to the position of investigator.
What is the work
The profession of an investigator involves great responsibility. The activities are primarily related to the investigation of criminal cases. An investigator as part of a group (it may include an expert, employees of operational services, district inspectors, dog handlers, etc.) leaves for the scene. He manages all activities, inspects the scene, and is personally responsible for collecting evidence and packing it. Gives instructions to group members. Decides to initiate proceedings. If the crime is not solved, the investigator is responsible for drawing up an action plan aimed at working out specific versions.
To establish the truth, it is necessary to carry out interrogations, conduct confrontations (if there are contradictions in the testimony), and, if necessary, investigative experiments. The criminal does not always admit guilt, and witnesses often do not want to tell the truth. For this reason, the profession of an investigator involves knowledge of psychology, the ability to communicate and plan an upcoming conversation. Often, together with other employees, he conducts searches, seizures, and seizes the criminal’s property.
The main task is to fully collect and investigate all the evidence, give them the correct assessment, bring the criminal charges and send the case to court. The main indicator in the work is the direction of criminal cases.
The profession of an investigator has its advantages:
- stable wages;
- social guarantees;
- no need for work experience in employment;
- investigation of interesting cases (from time to time);
- opportunity for career growth;
- prestige.
By cons include:
- the limited duration of the investigation, which is often lacking;
- dependence on superiors;
- high workload - the number of cases that are simultaneously in production can reach 20, or even more;
- duty in groups (you have to leave at night);
- work is nervous and takes up most of the free time;
- irregular working hours;
- communication with criminal elements;
- prohibition to engage in other paid activities.
The profession of an investigator is nevertheless mostly connected with desk work. Most of the time you need to spend at the computer. You have to draw up a lot of documents, while everything must be treated meticulously, the slightest typo or mistake can significantly affect the whole work. It’s good if they succeed in noticing and correcting them in time, and if they are noticed in court, this can lead to an acquittal and, as a result, a reprimand. It will be necessary to answer for everything that is contained in the criminal case, including for documents drawn up by those employees who related to the performance of their own duties “through the sleeves”.