The AAFS is a multi-disciplinary professional organization that provides leadership to advance science and its application to the legal system.

[2] The objectives of the AAFS are to promote professionalism, integrity, competency, education, foster research, improve practice, and encourage collaboration in the forensic sciences.

The AAFS provided consultancy on the development of CSI: The Experience, a traveling exhibition about crime lab forensic science and technology inspired by the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

The mission of the JFS is to advance forensic science research, education and practice by publishing peer-reviewed manuscripts of the highest quality.

These publications will strengthen the scientific foundation of forensic science in legal and regulatory communities around the world.