Investigative & Forensic Science Professional Associations

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American Academy of Forensic Sciences - Dedicated to the application of science to the law. Membership includes physicians, criminalists, toxicologists, attorneys, dentists, physical anthropologists, document examiners, engineers, psychiatrists, educators and others who practice and perform research in forensic science.

Forensic Science Communications - A forensic science journal published quarterly in January, April, July, and October by FBI Laboratory personnel. It is a means of communication between forensic scientists.

The International Association for Identification - IAI forensic certification programs, training courses, and the IAI Annual Educational Conference.

Virginia Institute of Forensic Science and Medicine - Progressive and innovative forensic education and training in a real-world clinical/forensic environment.

Forensic Science - Provide both the professional and lay community with education resources in the field of forensic science. Forensic DNA Consulting

Association for Crime Scene Reconstruction ACSR - The use of scientific methods, physical evidence, deductive and inductive reasoning, and their interrelationships to gain explicit knowledge of the series of events that surround the commission of a crime.

US Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics -- Survey of DNA Crime Laboratories -- Reports findings from a survey of publicly operated forensic crime labs that perform Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) testing. The survey included questions about each lab's budget, personnel, workloads, procedures, equipment, and other topics. Numerical tables present workloads in terms of known subject cases, unknown subject cases, and convicted offender DNA samples. Data were obtained from 110 of the 120 estimated known DNA crime labs. The report compares findings to the baseline data from the initial survey.

Crime Lab - The Huntington Beach Police Department Crime Laboratory (Scientific Investigation Unit) provides technical expertise to the department in latent fingerprints, CAL-ID, photography, serology, trace evidence, narcotics and dangerous drugs, toxicology, blood and urine alcohol analysis, maintenance of breath alcohol instruments, firearms examinations, arson analysis and crime scene investigation.

American College of Forensic Examiners -- Forensic Examiners do not 'win' or 'lose' cases. Forensic Examiners seek only the truth and conduct evaluations, examinations and inquires, and report the true results of their findings in an unbiased and objective manner.

APASE -- Association for the Promotion and Advancement of Science Education, invites you to become a Supersleuth! Of particular interest to teachers and students.

International Association of Arson Investigators - To foster, Support and promote fire prevention and arson awareness through education and training. We exist to improve the education and training of explosion and fire origin and cause investigators by our dedicated efforts against arson.

Association of Firearm and Toolmark Examiners - Dedicated to the sharing of information, techniques and procedures.

Forensic Accounting - The integration of accounting, auditing and investigative skills yields the specialty known as forensic accounting. "Forensic Accounting" provides an accounting analysis that is suitable to the court which will form the basis for discussion, debate and ultimately dispute resolution.

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