Would aspies make good detectives?

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I'm just curious whether an aspie can possibly make a great detective?
Since we are limited by not being able to recognize other people's feelings easily, would that hinder us from forming clever insights in a case.

I remember reading about detective novels and would not have emphasized certain clues as much as the detectives even when they fully explain their reasoning.

I guess it depends. I would make a good detective, as I have a good attention to detail thing. I can notice things others can't, which would give me an advantage.

eh, i don't know, if someone like me were to be a detective i would need a partner, because even though i notice things others wouldn't, i often miss the more obvious things.

I get calls from my friends on a weekly basis asking me to look things up for them. Jealous wives, suspicious husbands, etc. I have excellent data-mining skills - I can find just about anyone without spending a dime. I have the strange knack of being able to identify the source of minor noises and what is causing them. in my possession is a very long range lens and I drive a black SUV.

i'm strangely not a detective

These are just possibilities...

advantages:
good long-term memory
might not get emotionally involved
"video-" or "photographic" memory
pays attention to detail
uses logic
good at being quiet and watchful

disadvantages:
might miss obvious things
may not be able to relate to each person
may act strangely and draw attention
cannot lie
panic attacks

etc., etc.

I think I'd be pretty good, though I agree that a partner might be helpful. I would not make a good criminal, though; I'd look too guilty.

Hmm, attention to detail. Yes. Reading subtle honest body language, no. BS decetor…yes?

Yes,I think many Aspies would make outstanding detectives given the attention to detail many inherently have.

Thinking like Daryl Zero? Possibly a P.I.?

I have the feeling there are to many difficult courses to go into standard Criminal Justice work and eventually get to be a detective. At least the Criminal Justice program at my college does 911 Telecommunication Dispatch training. That sounds like a multitasking pain in the ass. So I could only really see getting a Private Investigator license or possibly entering a field that could later be tied into Forensics.

If they're as OCD/paranoid as me .. without a doubt lol.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDhCrtLP1pE[/youtube] L is an aspie and he was a detective!!

A lot of actual detective work involves doing research--usually a strength for aspies.

Problems would be in direct dealing with people, and figuring out motives.

I think we'd typically be better off behind the scenes working in the forensic lab with Abby.

I'd have a hard time reading people face to face and understanding their motives and if they were being truthful or not. I'd be more likely to notice a speck of blood on the suspects clothing than their admission of guilt of murder.

Sherlock Holmes, i know he is not real but i had to say it.

There was once a detective bit going on with my cooking class in high school one day, and one of the people that I was "investigating" gave away a clue that I was able to pick up on immediately. When the time to reveal who was the one who did the graffiti on the wall as the "crime" I was the only one at my table to know the one who actually did the "crime" this was all nothing but a classroom learning experience that was fun. For me I probably could though I wouldn't know for sure if I could be a good detective just I guess that I will never know then.