Additional Forensic Science Resources
Please note that the Virginia Institute of Forensic Science and Medicine provides the following resources for information purposes only. Please contact the individual organizations for further information.
Professional Organizations
- AAFS (American Academy of Forensic Sciences)
- ABFDE (American Board of Forensic Document Examiners)
- AFTE (Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners)
- ASCLD (American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors)
- ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms)
- DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration)
- FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
- IAAI (International Association of Arson Investigators)
- IABPA (International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts)
- IAFN (International Association of Forensic Nurses)
- IAI (International Association for Identification)
- IHIA (International Homicide Investigators Association)
- NCFS (National Center for Forensic Science)
- NFSTC (National Forensic Science Technology Center)
- NIJ (National Institute of Justice)
- SOFT (Society of Forensic Toxicologists)
- SWAFS (Southwestern Association of Forensic Scientists)
- SWGDRUG (Scientific Working Group for Seized Drug Analysis)
- TIAFT (The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists)
- VCPI (Virginia Center for Policing Innovation)
- VFSAAA (Virginia Forensic Science Academy Alumni Association)
- VSAI (Virginia Sheriff’s Association and Institute)
Forensic Educational Resources
- Arcadia University
- Bay Path College
- Cedar Crest College
- Central Florida University
- University of Central Oklahoma
- Chaminade University of Honolulu
- City University of New York, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- Columbia College
- Eastern Kentucky University
- Fayetteville State University
- Florida International University
- University of Great Falls
- Hofstra University
- Indiana University-Purdue University
- King College
- Long Island University/C.W. Post Campus
- Madonna University
- Marshall University
- Marymount University
- Mercyhurst University
- Metropolitan State College of Denver
- Michigan State University
- University of Mississippi
- University of New Haven
- University of North Dakota
- Ohio University
- Pace University
- Russell Sage College
- University of Tampa
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Waynesburg College
- West Chester University
- West Virginia University
Forensic Laboratories and Government Websites
- Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences
- Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms Laboratory
- Arkansas State Crime Laboratory
- California Department of Justice, Bureau of Forensic Services
- Connecticut Department of Public Safety
- Delaware State Police Crime Laboratory
- Dolan DNA Learning Center at Cold Spring Laboratory
- Dupage County Illinois Sheriff's Office Crime Laboratory
- Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory
- Georgia Bureau of Investigation Division of Forensic Sciences
- Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation Criminalistics Laboratory
- Japanese National Research Institute of Police Science
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Forensic Science Center
- McCrone Research Institute
- Metro-Dade Police Department Crime Laboratory
- Niagara County Sheriff's Department Forensic Laboratory
- North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation
- Northern Ireland Forensic Science Agency
- Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation
- Orange County Sheriff's Department Forensic Science Services
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police Forensic Laboratory Services
- Sacramento County Laboratory of Forensic Services
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory
- U.S. Customs Service
- U.S. Postal Inspection Service Crime Laboratory
- Virginia Department of Forensic Science
- Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Forensic Literature
- AAFS's Journal of Forensic Sciences
- Canadian Society of Forensic Science Journal
- FBI's Law Enforcement Bulletin
- Forensic Science Communication
- Forensic Science International
- Forensic Science Society's Science & Justice
- Journal of AOAC International
Forensic Companies and Additional Resources
- Agilent Technologies
- All About Forensic Science
- Applied Biosystems
- Bode Technology Group
- Evident, Inc.
- Forensic Pathways
- Hitachi Genetic Systems
- Kenyon International
- Laboratory Corporation of America
- Leica Microsystems
- Lynn Peavey Company
- The President's Initiative on DNA
- Promega
- Sirchie Finger Print Laboratories, Inc.
- STRBase
- Thermo Electron
- Tritech USA