For the most part, we've got a beautiful community, and that's what I focus on."After working in Brisbane, Townsville, Cairns and Palm Island, Sergeant Lawrence says her preference is rural."You get the opportunity to fully complete all your forensic jobs that come through; you don't have to pass them on to someone else," she says."You can actually go to community events and talk to the community rather than just going from job to job and just being too busy."It's a similar story for Renee Hogan from Emerald Scenes of Crime, who came out west from the academy and was tapped on the shoulder to consider a career in forensics."I thought I'd give it a go, and I have not regretted that decision," Sergeant Hogan says."I love the community."More than a decade later, she jokes she has two full-time jobs, now with a three-year-old son. In her forensic duties, she covers everything from major crime to fatal car accidents across Emerald, Blackwater, Springsure, Rolleston, Tieri and Capella.Last year, she helped solve a series of break-and-enters She had a hunch they were connected."It's like a massive jigsaw puzzle," she says."You've got to kind of put yourself in the offender's shoes … if I was doing this, 'Where would I go? What would I do?'Neither woman denies that the job reveals a darker side to country communities, which often, on the surface, seem idyllic."I have a very separate home life from my work life," Sergeant Hogan says."My friendship circles are outside of work.Sergeant Lawrence agrees that a full life outside of work is crucial."If I'm perfectly honest, you need to prepare yourself for some of the darker elements," she says."I look after myself the best I can