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The American Board of Forensic Document Examiners, Inc. (ABFDE) is a non-profit organization which provides third-party certification of professional forensic document examiners (FDEs) from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States of America, and other countries if approved by the board of directors.
Forensic science, also known as criminalistics, [1] is the application of science principles and methods to support legal decision-making in matters of criminal and civil law. During criminal investigation in particular, it is governed by the legal standards of admissible evidence and criminal procedure .
The American Board of Forensic Document Examiners, Inc. (ABFDE) provides third-party certification for professional forensic document examiners from Canada, Mexico, the United States of America, Australia and New Zealand. [45] The ABFDE is accredited by the Forensic Specialties Accreditation Board. [46]
The American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) is a society for forensic science professionals, and was founded in 1948. [1] The society is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. The AAFS is a multi-disciplinary professional organization that provides leadership to advance science and its application to the legal system.
The American Society of Criminology (ASC) is an international organization based on the campus of Ohio State University whose members focus on the study of crime and delinquency. It aims to grow and disseminate scholarly research, with members working in many disciplines and on different levels in the fields of criminal justice and criminology ...
The American Board of Forensic Odontology – a certifying body for North American and other forensic odontologists; The American Society of Forensic Odontology – a society for all persons interested in forensic odontology; The Australian Society of Forensic Odontology; The British Association for Forensic Odontology
Albert Sherman Osborn (1855-1946) is considered the father of the science of questioned document examination in North America. [1]His seminal book Questioned Documents was first published in 1910 and later heavily revised as a second edition in 1929.
In the United States, forensic pathologists typically complete at least one year of additional training (a fellowship) after completing an anatomical pathology residency and having passed the "board" examination administered by The American Board of Pathology or The American Osteopathic Board of Pathology ("board-certified").