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How we define Forensic Science

Forensic science is a case-based (or multi-case-based) research-oriented, science-based endeavor to study traces – the remnants of past activities (such as an individual’s presence and actions) – through their detection, recognition, recovery, examination, and interpretation to understand anomalous events of public interest (e.g., crimes, security incidents).

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Which fields within forensic science are represented by AFSA?

Different fields of practice in forensic science exist, which are collectively known as the forensic sciences. In the AFSA context this group of forensic science disciplines include the 7 fields indicated below, each with their own sub-fields. For example: Biology is a main discipline/field of practice, with its sub-fields of Human Forensic Biology and Non-human Forensic Biology.

AFSA has adapted the globally recognised Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) classification system to customise it for our context. One such example is the expansion of the “Medicine” field of practice to include Clinical Forensic Medicine as well as Forensic Psychiatry.