Regular &Associate Member |
Qualifications for Membership |
a. Possess a 4-year Baccalaureate Degree or 10 years experience working in a forensic discipline.
b. Have completed two years full-time forensic laboratory experience to include completion of a
documented training program in a forensic discipline or certification by a recognized certifying body in
which competency testing is part of the certification process or proof of successful completion of
professionally designed and administered proficiency exams. If employed at an ASCLD/LAB, FQS or
ISO 17025 accredited laboratory, this fulfills the proficiency testing requirement.
c. Working full-time in a forensic laboratory performing, or having performed examinations and
interpretations of physical evidence or working full-time in forensic science education at an accredited
college or university. (A forensic science laboratory is defined as one that has, as its primary function,
service to the criminal and/or civil justice system by the examination and interpretation of physical
evidence. Forensic Science education is defined as one that has as its primary function, education in
the examination and interpretation of physical evidence.)
C. ASSOCIATE MEMBER. - Working as described in Paragraph A of this Section but not meeting the
requirements of Paragraph B. Associate members must meet one of the following:
a. Working in good standing in a scientific discipline and occasionally called upon to do forensic analysis
in that discipline.
b. Working in good standing as an educator or criminal justice professional with an interest in forensic
science or crime scene investigation.
c. The Membership Committee will evaluate each Associate applicant on a case by case basis
to determine whether the applicant's area of expertise qualifies as a relevant forensic science field.