Blog 20 - Interview 4 Preparation

1.  Who do you plan to interview?  What is this person's area of expertise?
I plan to interview Angel Gonzalez who is an AFIS Technician II at the Sheriff's Department of the County of Los Angeles.

2.  Post 20 open-ended questions you want to ask an expert in the field concerning your senior project. Your focus should be finding answers to your EQ.

• How would you describe your job and what you do?
• How did you get to where you are now in your career?
• What obstacles did you have to face?
• What is your opinion on the broad topic of forensics?
• What is fingerprint analysis and what is AFIS?
• I understand fingerprint analysis is very tedious and involves a lot of room for errors. How do you deal with something like that?
• How do you deal with errors if any?
• How do you prevent errors?
• Would you say that say method would apply to other forensic fields? How?
• Do you think forensics is in badly need of reform? If so, why?
• Are you aware of the Innocence Project? If so, what is your opinion on it?
• How do you feel about the CSI effect?
• In what ways do you think it affects real life forensics?
• My EQ is How can a forensic scientist ensure that an analysis of a crime is correct. How would you answer it?
• Do you think quality assurance along with accreditation and also knowledge of modern technology can thoroughly answer my EQ?
• How are you able to know that the field of forensics will become more accurate after the possible solution is taken into place?
• How important is technology within the field of forensics?
• After researching on this topic for several months now, what kind of resources do you recommend that can help me get my answers into a concrete state?
• The government needs to provide more funding into forensics although the Coverdell Act is already in place and a lot of reform is needed within the labs. Do you think analysts need to be more frequently certified to improve forensics or is there another area/field that can make a greater impact?