Purpose and Mission​

The New Jersey Division of the International Association for Identification (NJIAI) was chartered in 1986. The charter encompasses all 21 Counties in New Jersey. The division operates as a not for profit professional organization formed for the following reasons:


  • To associate people in the professions of forensic identification, investigation, and scientific examination of physical evidence so that the professions may be standardized and effectively and scientifically practiced.
  • To encourage maximum use and advancement of the science of forensic identification and crime detection.
  • To encourage research in scientific crime detection.
  • To keep its members apprised of the latest techniques and discoveries in forensic identification and crime detection.
  • To employ the collective wisdom of the profession in order to advance the scientific techniques of forensic identification and crime detection.