There are a huge variety of professional societies whose goal is to promote professional development and knowledge in the field, often providing access to personal contacts, jobs, and other important information. Becoming a member and staying up to date with an organization that is associated with your professional interests can be essential to succeeding in your career. Here is an extensive collection of the types of professional organizations that currently exist.
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- AAFS American Academy of Forensic Science
- AFNS Academy of Forensic Nursing Science
- AAPL American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
- ABC American Board of Criminalistics
- ABFA American Board of Forensic Anthropology
- ABFDE American Board of Forensic Document Examiners
- ABFO American Board of Forensic Odontology
- ABP American Board of Pathology
- ABFP American Board of Forensic Psychology
- ABFT American Board of Forensic Toxicology
- ABMDI American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators
- AIFE American Institute of Forensic Education
- ASCLD American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors
- ACSR Association for Crime Scene Reconstruction
- ASCLD-LAB American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board
- ASFO American Society of Forensic Odontology
- ASQDE American Society of Questioned Document Examiners
- AFTE Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners
- AFDAA Association of Forensic DNA Analysts and Administrators
- AFDE Association of Forensic Document Examiners
- AFQAM Association of Forensic Quality Assurance Managers
- AWIFS Association of Women in Forensic Science
- BFDE Board of Forensic Document Examiners
- BAFS British Academy of Forensic Sciences
- BAFO British Association of Forensic Odontology
- C.A. POUND C.A. Pound Human Identification Laboratory
- CACLD California Association of Crime Laboratory Directors
- CAC California Association of Criminalistics
- CCI California Criminalistics Institute
- CSFS Canadian Society of Forensic Science
- CSDIAI California State Division of the International Association for Identification
- CSFO Consortium of Forensic Science Organizations
- COFSE Council of Forensic Science Education
- DCL Denver Police Department Crime Lab
- ECLM European Council of Legal Medicine
- ECRI Emergency Care Research Institute
- FAR Forensic Archaeology Recovery
- FFLM Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine
- FBINAA FBI National Academy Associates
- FP Society The Fingerprint Society
- Forensic HUB
- FAI Forensic Advisors International
- The Forensic Nurse
- Forensic Nursing Programs
- FQSForensic Quality Services
- FSSocForensic Science Society
- IAI International Association for Identification
- PNWDIAI International Association for Identification Pacific Northwest Division
- AOAC International Association of Analytical Communities
- IAFAN International Association of Forensic Nurses
- IAFS International Association of Forensic Sciences
- IVFSA International Veterinary Forensic Sciences Association
- TIAFT International Association of Forensic Toxicologists
- IIFES International Institute of Forensic Engineering Sciences, Inc.
- InterFIRE
- MCRI McCrone Research Institute
- MAAFS Mid-Atlantic Association of Forensic Scientists
- MATT Midwest Association for Toxicology & Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
- MAFS Midwestern Association of Forensic Scientists
- NAME National Association of Medical Examiners
- NCFS National Center for Forensic Science
- NCSTL National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology and the Law
- NFSTC National Forensic Science Technology Center
- NIJ National Institute of Justice Technology Programs
- NJAFS New Jersey Association of Forensic Scientists
- NEAFS Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists
- NWAFS Northwest Association of Forensic Scientists
- RSM The Royal Society of Medicine
- SAFS Southern Association of Forensic Scientists
- SCAFO Southern California Association of Fingerprint Officers
- SAFDE Southeastern Association of Forensic Document Examiners
- SWAFDE Southwestern Association of Forensic Document Examiners
- SWAFS Southwestern Association of Forensic Scientists
- SAT Southwestern Association of Toxicologists
- SOFT Society of Forensic Toxicologists
- TALE The Association for Linguistic Evidence
- UNJobs
- VGL Veterinary Genetics Laboratory
- VIFSM Virginia Institute of Forensic Science and Medicine
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