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FBI Laboratory Symposium
2004
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI) is a field-oriented organization in which its headquarters in
Washington, District of Columbia, provides program direction and support
services to 56 field offices, approximately 400 satellite offices known as
resident agencies, four specialized field installations, and more than 40
foreign liaison posts. The foreign liaison offices, each of which is
headed by a Legal Attache or Legal Liaison Officer, work abroad with
United States and local authorities on criminal matters within FBI
jurisdiction. The FBI has approximately 11,400 Special Agents and over
16,400 other employees who perform professional, administrative,
technical, clerical, craft, trade, or maintenance operations. The FBI
Laboratory recently relocated from FBI Headquarters in Washington, DC
to a new facility in Quantico,
Virginia.
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NIJ is the research, development, and
evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice and is solely
dedicated to researching crime control and justice issues. NIJ provides
objective, independent, evidence-based knowledge and tools to meet the
challenges of crime and justice, particularly at the State and local
levels. NIJ's principal authorities are derived from the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended (see 42 USC * 3721-3723).
The NIJ Director is appointed by the President and confirmed by the
Senate. The NIJ Director establishes the Institute's objectives, guided by
the priorities of the Office of Justice Programs, the U.S. Department of
Justice, and the needs of the field. The Institute actively solicits the
views of criminal justice and other professionals and researchers to
inform its search for the knowledge and tools to guide policy and
practice.
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The Society of Forensic Toxicologists
(SOFT) is an organization composed of practicing forensic toxicologists
and those interested in the discipline for the purpose of promoting and
developing forensic toxicology. Through its annual meetings, SOFT provides
a forum for the exchange of information and ideas among toxicology
professionals in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. SOFT-sponsored programs
(i.e., workshops, newsletters, presentations, and technical publications)
constantly improve the forensic toxicologists' skills and knowledge. The
Society fosters friendships and cooperation among toxicologists and
advocates a high level of professionalism by sponsoring certification
programs for its members.
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The International Association of
Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT) has over 1,400 members from all regions of
the world who are actively engaged in analytical toxicology or allied
areas. The aims of this association are to promote cooperation and
coordination of efforts among members and to encourage research in
forensic toxicology. The members come from the police force, medical
examiners and coroners' laboratories, horse racing and sports doping
laboratories, hospitals, departments of legal medicine, pharmacology,
pharmacy, and toxicology.
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