I am 16 years old and interested in a job in forensics or homicide unit, but i have some questions?

I previously wanted to be a Veterinarian,
until i thought about it for a while.

but now i would love to be a homicide detective or work in forensics or
maybe work in the special victims unit. I love watching the shows and getting information. i know it isnt like it is on tv but that thrills me even more.

i just like to put the puzzle pieces together and finding answers for people and closure.

but for those 3 different jobs, what would i have to do as far as college and classes go?

how much is their salary?

any other information is welcome.

thank you!

OH .........
and i am a female so if i had to be a police officer does that mean the men would be tougher on me like i have to prove myself?
thats what i heard. but i am not sure.

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Their salary is a lot more than what the cops get paid. THe cops get paid almost 50,000 per year.
Speak to a college adviser about what you have to do to be a homicide detectives. I think you would have to take Psychology and forensic courses.

IS this what you want to be:
Criminalists analyze, compare, identify, and interpret physical evidence. Forensic labs have two primary functions: 1) identifying evidence, and 2) linking suspect, victim, and crime scene through physical evidence. The main role of the criminalist is to objectively apply the techniques of the physical and natural sciences to examine physical evidence. Physical evidence may be anything: evidence so small that a microscope is needed to see it, or as large as a truck. It may be as subtle as a whiff of a flammable gas at an arson scene or as obvious as a pool of blood at a homicide scene. The enormous range of material challenges the ingenuity of the criminalist who examines and identifies hair, fibers, blood, seminal and body fluid stains, alcohol, drugs, paint, glass, botanicals, soil, flammables, and safe insulating material; restores smeared or smudged markings; and identifies firearms and compares bullets, tool markings, and foot prints. In most cases, the amount of the evidence to be tested is very small, such as a drop of blood, a hair, or a piece of glass.

Using analytical skill and practical experience, the criminalist separates important evidence from that having little or no value. Next, the criminalist sorts, compares, and identifies the evidence, using chemicals and instruments, developing useful information for an investigation or trial. He may find, for example, that a bullet has been fired from a particular gun, the blood in the suspect's car is from the victim, or that a fragment of plastic from the scene of a hit-and-run accident has broken off a particular car. These types of analyses are difficult; they require an eye for detail, a broad practical scientific background, and the ability to apply these skills in the laboratory.

EDIT:
You won't be treated tougher because you are a female, that would be discrimination. You would be treated like everyone else. People are trying to scare you.

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