International Association for Identification

Missions

The International Association for Identification strives to be the primary professional association for those engaged in forensic identification, investigation, and scientific examination of physical evidence. To accomplish this mission, it has six goals:

Educate members about the most current information and research in forensic identification.

Affiliate people who are actively engaged in the profession of forensic identification, investigation, and scientific examination of physical evidence in an organized body. In this way, the profession may be standardized, as well as effectively and scientifically practiced.

Enlarge and improve the science of forensic identification and crime detection.

Encourage research in scientific crime detection.

Employ the collective wisdom of the profession to advance the scientific techniques of forensic identification and crime detection.

John A. Dondero Memorial Award

The award is presented to an Active Member of the Association, who have made "the most significant and valuable contribution in the area of identification and allied sciences." The laureates are:

Good of the Association Award

This award recognize an individual who, "in the opinion and judgment of the IAI's Board of Directors, is deemed to have made an "outstanding contribution to the Association." The laureates are:

Distinguished members

Distinguished membership may be conferred only on a Member by a majority vote of the I.A.I. Board of Directors in recognition of the Member's superior efforts in the furtherance of the aims and purposes of the I.A.I. A Distinguished Member retains all the rights, privileges, and obligations of the class of membership he or she held prior to being designated as a Distinguished Member.

Training

There are four means of obtaining training through the IAI:

IAI Sponsored Training Opportunities

IAI Division Conferences

International Education Conference

Vendor/Supplier and Private Training

Certification boards

There are several certifying boards:

Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Certification

Crime Scene Certification

Level I -- Certified Crime Scene Investigator

Level II—Certified Crime Scene Analyst

Level III—Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst

Footwear Certification

Forensic Art Certification

Forensic Photography Certification

Latent Print Certification

Tenprint Fingerprint Certification

The International Association for Identification also participates in Scientific Working Groups (SWGs).

The organization's monthly publication is the Journal of Forensic Identification.