FORENSIC SPECIALTIES ACCREDITATION BOARD

This program is intended to establish a mechanism whereby the forensic community can assess, recognize and monitor organizations or professional boards that certify individual forensic scientists or other forensic specialists (conformity assessment bodies, CABs). The FSAB is a not-for-profit organization with income derived solely from accreditation fees. The FSAB does not currently have any international affiliations. This program was originally established with the support and grant assistance of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS), the National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC) and the National Institute of Justice (NIJ). Certification and accreditation are specific recommendations cited in a 2009 assessment of the forensic sciences, Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States, published by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). View the FSAB comments on this important NAS report... The Strategic Planning Committee of the AAFS reported in 1995 that..

Also known as: Forensic Specialties Accreditation Board, Inc., FSAB, The FSAB

Primary location: Colorado Springs United States