Disciplines of primary concern to the Foundation:
- Criminalistics
- Digital and Multimedia Sciences
- Engineering Sciences
- Jurisprudence
- Odontology
- Pathology/Biology
- Physical Anthropology
- Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
- Questioned Documents
- Toxicology
In addition to these established specialties, there are
several emerging disciplines that are of interest to the
Foundation. Such disciplines reside in the Academy’s General
Section, along with the fundamental disciplines of forensic
science education, forensic field investigation, and forensic
laboratory administration
Forensic disciplines recognized by the American Academy
of Forensic Sciences, other than forensic pathology, developed
over the years in the General Section of the Academy, such
as physical anthropology, engineering sciences, and odontology.
Currently, disciplines of interest to the Foundation found
within the General Section include forensic nursing, crime
scene profiling, forensic photography and digital imaging,
computer media analysis, acoustic and speech analysis, forensic
marine science, forensic accounting, and other cutting edge
applications of the sciences to important social and judicial
issues.
The scientists in these disciplines work with or are employed
by universities, crime laboratories, toxicology laboratories,
police departments, medical examiner/coroner offices, or
work as independent forensic science consultants.
These disciplines are made up of skilled scientists working
on a number of different problems. This brochure contains
some case histories to give you a window into the varied
and comprehensive work of forensic scientists, of their
roles as expert witnesses in the justice system, and of
the impact of their work on current judicial and environmental
issues.
