Forensics Informational Links

General

• American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS)

• American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA)

• American Board of Criminalistics (ABC)

• American Society for Quality (ASQ)

• American Society for Testing and Materials – Forensic Science Standards (ASTM)

• American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD)

• ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB)

• Association of Forensic Quality Assurance Managers (AFQAM)

• Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence (CSAFE)

• Consortium of Forensic Science Organizations (CFSO)

• Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCOE)

• National Commission on Forensic Science (NCFS)

• National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC)

• National Institutes of Justice - Forensic Science (NIJ)

• NIST Law Enforcement Standards Office – Forensic Sciences (NIST)

• Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science (OSAC)

• Scientific Working Groups – General Listing

• Texas Forensic Science Commission (TFSC)

Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

• International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts (IABPA)

• Scientific Working Group on Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (SWGSTAIN)

Controlled Substances

• Scientific Working Group for Seized Drug Analysis (SWGDRUG)

• DEA Office of Diversion Control Drug and Chemical Information

• Health and Safety Code Chapter 481 Texas Controlled Substance Act

DNA

• Association of Forensic DNA Analysts and Administrators (AFDAA)

• Federal Bureau of Investigation – CODIS Program

• Scientific Working Group on DNA Analysis Methods (SWGDAM)

Firearms and Toolmarks

• Association of Firearm and Toolmark Examiners (AFTE)

• National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN)

• SWGGUN Admissibility Resource Kit (ARK)

Friction Ridge/Latent Prints

• International Association for Identification (IAI)

• Scientific Working Group on Friction Ridge Analysis, Study and Technology (SWGFAST)

Toxicology

• American Board of Forensic Toxicology (ABFT)

• Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT)

• The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT)