Forensics

American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS)
The Consortium of Forensic Science Organizations
International Association for Identification (IAI)
California Association of Criminalistics (CAC)
American Board of Criminalistics (ABC)
American Society of Crime Lab Directors (ASCLD)
North-eastern Association of Forensic Scientists (NEAFS)
Mid-Atlantic Association of Forensic Scientists (MAAFS)
Midwestern Association of Forensic Scientists (MAFS)
Southern Association of Forensic Scientists (SAFS)
Northwest Association of Forensic Scientists (NWAF)
Southwestern Association of Forensic Scientists (SWAFS)
The New Jersey Association of Forensic Scientists
American Society of Questioned Document Examiners (ASQDE)
American Board of Forensic Document Examiners, Inc. (ABFDE)
Southeastern Association of Forensic Document Examiners
The National Association of Document Examiners (NADE)
California State Coroners Association
National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME)
Association of Forensic Phycicians (UK)
The American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators(ABMDI)
The American Board of Forensic Toxicology (ABFT)
The Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT)
Southwestern Association of Toxicologists (SAT)
The California Association of Toxicologists (CAT)
The Association for Crime Scene Reconstruction (ACSR)
Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners(AFTE)
Society of Forensic Engineers and Scientists
American Board of Forensic Entomology
American Board of Forensic Anthropology, Inc.
American Board of Forensic Odontology (ABFO)
American Academy of Forensic Psychology (AAFP)
American Board of Forensic Psychology (ABFP)
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
American Psychological Association
The American Psychological Society
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
The American Psychiatric Nurses Association
American Forensic Nurses
The American Polygraph Association
California Association of Polygraph Examiners
High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA)
National Academy of Forensic Engineers
Forensic Science Society (FSS)(UK)
Canadian Society of Forensic Science (CSFS)
International Association of Forensic Sciences (IAFS)
The Australian Academy of Forensic Sciences
The Australian and New Zealand Forensic Science Society
Senior Managers of Australian and New Zealand Forensic Laboratories (SMANZFL)
European Academy of Forensic Science
European Network of Forensic Science Institutes
International Crime Scene Investigators Association (ICSIA)
International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators
The Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine (IAFM)
The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (IAFT)
The British Toxicology Society (BTS)
Evidence Photographers International Council, Inc.
The Australian Society of Forensic Dentistry
International Society of Explosives Engineers
International Association for Property and Evidence
International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI)
Justice Institute of BC
The International Association of Forensic Linguists
International Association for Forensic Phonetics and Acoustics
Russain Forensic Scientists Forum
Department of Forensic Science, Judicial Bureau of Investigations, Republic of Costa Rica
International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN)
American Chemical Society
AOAC International
American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
American Association of Blood Banks (AABS)
National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES) at NIST
Investigative and Forensic Sciences,NIJ
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
American Society for Quality
Microscopy Society of America (MSA)
Association of Firearm and Toolmark Examiners (AFTE)
Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLST)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Crime Scene Investigations Organizations

Southern California Association of Fingerprint Officers
International Crime Scene Investigators Association (ICSIA)
International Association for Identification (IAI)

• Arizona Identification Council
  
• California State Division
  
• Chesapeake Bay Division)
  
• Flordia Division
  
• Georgia State Division
  
• Illinois Division
  
• Indiana Division
  
• Iowa Division
  
• Kansas Division
  
• Louisiana Division
  
• Michigan-Ontario Identification Association
  
• Minnesota Division
  
• Mississippi Division
  
• Missouri Division
  
• Nebraska Division
  
• Nevada State Division
  
• New England Division
  
• New Jersey Division
  
• North Carolina Division
  
• Ohio Identification Offiers Association
  
• Oklahoma Division
  
• Pacific Northwest Division (
  
• Pennsylvania State Division
  
• Rocky Mountain Division
  
• South Carolina Division
  
• Tennessee Division
  
• Texas Division
  
• Utah Division
  
• Wisconsin Association for Identification

Association for Crime Scene Reconstruction (ACSR)
Association of Firearm and Toolmark Examiners (AFTE)
International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI)
High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA)

Crime Scene Investigation Units

Charleston (SC) Police Department Crime Scene Investigation Unit
Massachusetts State Police Crime Scene Services Section
Morristown (TN) Police Department Forensics Team
DuPage County (IL) Sheriff’s Forensic Investigation Unit
Peoria County (IL) Sheriff's Department Crime Scene Unit
Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab
Harford County (MA) Sheriff's Investigative Services Bureau
Sacramento County (CA) Sheriff's Crime Scene Investigations Unit
University of Georgia Police Department, Crime Scene Technician
Washington State Patrol, Crime Laboratory Division

Photography Organizations

Evidence Photographers' International Council (EPIC)
Law Enforcement/Emergency Services Video Association (LEVA)
Professional Photographers' of America
The Royal Photographic Society
Professional Photographers of Canada

Crime Scene Investigation Books

Crime Scene Evidence: A Guide to the Recovery and Collection of Physical Evidence
Footwear, The Missed Evidence
Crime Scene and Evidence Photographer's Guide
Introduction to Fingerprint Comparison
Courtroom Testimony for the Fingerprint Expert
Crime Scene Investigation Books you can order online
Photography Books you can order online

Other Forensic Links

Gizmos & Gadgets!
Police Resource List - Forensics
Colorado Association of Property and Evidence Technicians
International Association for Property and Evidence

Crime Scene Supply Vendors

General Crime Scene Supply
ORC Forensics Products for forensics and crime scene analysis
Chief Supply Evidence Collection and General Law Enforcement Supplies
Marx Brush Fingerprint Brushes
Identicator Fingerprint Products
The Case File case management system
ACE Fingerprint Equipment Laboratories, Inc.
Arrowhead Forensic Products
Evident Crime Scene Products
K9 Scene of Crime Equipment Limited
Lightning Powder Company
The Lynn Peavey Company
Sirchie Finger Print Laboratories, Inc.


Forensic Light Sources
FoxFury, Forensic Light Sources
Xenopus Electronix, Forensic light sources and crime scene flashlights


Forensic Services
MOBILedit, Digital forensic software for mobile phones


Crime Scene Sketching

SmartDraw Legal Edition by SmartDraw.com
The Crime Zone by CAD Zone
3DEyeWitness by DesignWare Inc.

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