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→‎External links: The CSFS acronym applies to the Canadian Society of Forensic Science, not the Chartered Society (as WP does correctly).
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The '''Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences''' (CSFS), formerly the '''Forensic Science Society''', is an international [[professional body|professional society]] based in the [[United Kingdom]]. It was founded in 1959 and is one of the oldest and largest [[Forensic science|forensic]] associations in the world. The main aim of the society is to encourage communication and collaboration by providing an arena in which forensic practitioners, researchers, academics and those working in related fields can congregate, communicate and invoke development of areas such as best practice, research, publication, quality and ethics in forensic casework.
The '''Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences''' (CSoFS), formerly the '''Forensic Science Society''', is an international [[professional body|professional society]] based in the [[United Kingdom]]. It was founded in 1959 and is one of the oldest and largest [[Forensic science|forensic]] associations in the world. The main aim of the society is to encourage communication and collaboration by providing an arena in which forensic practitioners, researchers, academics and those working in related fields can congregate, communicate and invoke development of areas such as best practice, research, publication, quality and ethics in forensic casework.


In 2004 the Forensic Science Society became a professional body, and the voice for forensic practitioners, both in the UK and abroad. As of receiving a [[Royal charter|Royal Charter]] in October 2013,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.csofs.org/write/MediaUploads/General/60th_Timeline.pdf|title=FSSoc/CSoFS Timeline|last=|first=|date=|website=The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=23 November 2019}}</ref> sealed on 17 of January 2014,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/royal-charters/list-of-charters-granted/|title=List of Charters Granted|website=Privy Council|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-11-23}}</ref> the Forensic Science Society was renamed the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences.
In 2004 the Forensic Science Society became a professional body, and the voice for forensic practitioners, both in the UK and abroad. As of receiving a [[Royal charter|Royal Charter]] in October 2013,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.csofs.org/write/MediaUploads/General/60th_Timeline.pdf|title=FSSoc/CSoFS Timeline|last=|first=|date=|website=The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=23 November 2019}}</ref> sealed on 17 of January 2014,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/royal-charters/list-of-charters-granted/|title=List of Charters Granted|website=Privy Council|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-11-23}}</ref> the Forensic Science Society was renamed the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences.


The CSFS promotes scholarship and education through a quarterly newsletter, one of the oldest [[Academic journal|journals]] in the field, ''[[Science & Justice]]'' as well as an international [[accreditation]] program.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.forensic-science-society.org.uk/Accreditation |title=The Forensic Science Society |website=www.forensic-science-society.org.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100630073303/http://www.forensic-science-society.org.uk/Accreditation |archive-date=2010-06-30}} </ref>
The CSoFS promotes scholarship and education through a quarterly newsletter, one of the oldest [[Academic journal|journals]] in the field, ''[[Science & Justice]]'' as well as an international [[accreditation]] program.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.forensic-science-society.org.uk/Accreditation |title=The Forensic Science Society |website=www.forensic-science-society.org.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100630073303/http://www.forensic-science-society.org.uk/Accreditation |archive-date=2010-06-30}} </ref>


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Latest revision as of 17:56, 1 March 2024

The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences (CSoFS), formerly the Forensic Science Society, is an international professional society based in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1959 and is one of the oldest and largest forensic associations in the world. The main aim of the society is to encourage communication and collaboration by providing an arena in which forensic practitioners, researchers, academics and those working in related fields can congregate, communicate and invoke development of areas such as best practice, research, publication, quality and ethics in forensic casework.

In 2004 the Forensic Science Society became a professional body, and the voice for forensic practitioners, both in the UK and abroad. As of receiving a Royal Charter in October 2013,[1] sealed on 17 of January 2014,[2] the Forensic Science Society was renamed the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences.

The CSoFS promotes scholarship and education through a quarterly newsletter, one of the oldest journals in the field, Science & Justice as well as an international accreditation program.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "FSSoc/CSoFS Timeline" (PDF). The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. ^ "List of Charters Granted". Privy Council. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  3. ^ "The Forensic Science Society". www.forensic-science-society.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2010-06-30.
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