Kinds of Forensic Science: 

Disciplines Within the American Academy of Forensic Sciences

The American Academy of Forensic Science, the largest forensic science organization in the world, is composed of over 5,000 scientists organized into ten sections representing the different areas of interest, activity, education, and expertise of individual members.

Each of the following sections will be reviewed in alphabetical order:

• Criminalistics
• Engineering Sciences
• General, Jurisprudence
• Odontology
• Pathology/Biology
• Physical Anthropology
• Psychiatry & Behavioral Science
• Questioned Documents
• Toxicology

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What is Forensic Science?

What Do Forensic Scientists Do? 
  - Work
  - Ethics
  - Testimony

What's a Forensic Scientist? 
 - How Do I Become One? 
 - How Much Money Will I Make? 
 - Where Will I Work?

Kinds of Forensic Science:
   Discipline Sections Within
   the American Academy
   of Forensic Sciences (AAFS)
  - Criminalistics 
  - Engineering Sciences 
  - General 
  - Jurisprudence 
  - Odontology 
  - Pathology/Biology
  - Physical Anthropology
  - Psychiatry & Behavioral Science
  - Questioned Documents
  - Toxicology

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