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  • Certification
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American Board of Criminalistics
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Gardiner, ME  04345
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Who We Are

The ABC Board of Directors is composed of representatives from regional and national forensic organizations. Each Member Organization is entitled to one Director on the ABC Board of Directors. The Directors can answer any questions about the ABC, certification examinations, and related issues.
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Certification

Certification is a voluntary process of peer review by which a practitioner is recognized as having attained the professional qualifications necessary to practice in one or more disciplines of criminalistics. The ABC offers a certifications in biological evidence screening, forensic DNA, foundational knowledge, drug chemistry, and comprehensive criminalistics.
Our Purpose

The Forensic Science community has an obligation to:
  • Establish professional levels of knowledge, skills and abilities;
  • Define a mechanism for achieving these levels;
  • Recognize those who have demonstrated attainment of these levels;
  • Promote growth within the profession.​

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Accreditation ID:  9106
Scopes of Accreditation:
Biological Evidence Screening
Forensic DNA
Foundational Knowledge


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  • About Us
    • History
    • By Laws
    • Fees
    • Newsletters and Announcements
    • FAQs
    • Contact Us
  • Certification
    • Application Process
      • Testing Accommodations
    • Ed Rhodes Scholarship
    • Recertification
    • Conversion to Emeritus, Name Change, Certificate Replacement
    • Dormancy of Certification
  • Affiliates
  • Examinations
    • Seat Requests and Offerings
      • Host An Exam
    • Biological Screening
    • Comprehensive Criminalistics
    • Drug Analysis
    • Forensic DNA
    • Foundational Knowledge
    • Field Testing
      • Seized Drug Analysis
  • Ethics
  • Appeals
  • Members Only Access
  • Certificant Directory
  • Online Payments
  • FSAT
    • History of FSAT