PhD, nd), the most common misconception about criminologists is that all they do is train individuals to become FBI agents as well as law enforcement officers. “Criminologists examine how the criminal justice system works, including to better understand why people are violent, and ask questions about the judicial aspect of criminal justice” (Leighton, P. PhD, nd). There are different misconceptions about criminals, but the most common misconception would be that individuals watch shows such as CSI where criminals conduct interviews and arrest individuals. In reality, criminals do not do this, according to (Howard, n.d.), in some states criminals are only allowed to use evidence recovered by officers and in other states some teams process the crime scene. The person who collects the evidence cannot be the one analyzing it and each piece of evidence must be sent to its own facility. Now, on shows like CSI, the DNA result is determined at the crime scene, but in real life it can take years to get a DNA match. When it comes to forensic psychology, a common misconception would be individuals who think that forensic psychology is parallel to forensic science, but this is inaccurate. Forensic science is based on hard science and focuses on laboratory investigation of evidence at the crime scene, which would include collection of DNA as well as analysis of evidence, location