CHEM 197: FYS The Science (?) of Forensics

The United States's national investigation and enforcement organization which tackles cases too large for local authorities to handle and any threats to American security.

The International Commission on Missing Persons was established in 1996. Its primary role is to ensure the cooperation of governments in locating and identifying those who have disappeared during armed conflict or as a result of human rights violations.

The NIJ is part of the US Department of Justice, covering all fields of criminal justice and investigation.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is a U.S. independent federal agency charged with determining the probable cause of transportation accidents, promoting transportation safety, and assisting victims of transportation accidents and their families.

The Forensic Panel is an American elite group of forensic experts which consults on psychiatry and behavioral sciences, neuropsychology, pathology, toxicology, neuroradiology, medicine and emergency medicine issues in civil and criminal courts.

Named after the real-life French investigator which pioneered the use of forensics in criminal research, the Vidocq Society is an elite group of forensic investigators which meet once a month in Philadelphia to solve crimes pro bono.

A US Department of Justice-affiliated organization dedicated to the investigation of violent crimes.

A U.S. Department of Justice-affiliated organization which enforces the controlled substances laws and regulations of the United States

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory is the only lab in the world dedicated to crimes against wildlife.

Better known as the "Body Farm", University of Tennessee's Forensic Anthropology lab uses donated bodies to replicate and document patterns of decay for criminal investigations.