The American Academy of Forensic Sciences is a multi-disciplinary professional organization that provides leadership to advance science and its application to the legal system.
The Bureau's mission is to collect, analyze, publish, and disseminate information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government.
The National Institute of Justice — the research, development and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice — is dedicated to improving knowledge and understanding of crime and justice issues through science
NACJD's mission is to facilitate research in criminal justice and criminology, through the preservation, enhancement, and sharing of computerized data resources; the production of original research based on archived data; and specialized training workshops in quantitative analysis of crime and justice data.