Membership in the Jurisprudence Section
The Jurisprudence Section is composed of lawyers and judges who are involved in forensic science issues in their professional lives. A primary focus is on the admissibility of forensic science evidence in criminal and civil court proceedings and the implementation of Daubert standards in the courts.
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Rapid advances in scientific knowledge during the last century resulted in scrutiny by attorneys and courts of the validity of then-current scientific analytical techniques. Consequently, many areas of forensic science — defined by the laws of evidence as "technical or other specialized knowledge" — are being evaluated by courts under changing standards of reliability, validity, and admissibility.
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Jurisprudence Membership Requirements
Applicants are reccomended understand which requirements they have met to determine which *entry level status they may join.
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AAFS is organized into 12 sections that encompass many forensic science disciplines. AAFS is honored to have more than 6,500 members from around the globe.