The Florida Division of the International Association for Identification is a non-profit professional association for forensic scientists, crime scene technicians, evidence technicians, latent print examiners and all other law enforcement employees who are interested in the scientific investigation of crime. The FDIAI is the largest state chartered division of the International Association for Identification and hosts one of the largest annual educational training conferences available in the country.

Our Mission:

The mission of this association is to provide educational seminars to members of the law enforcement community, to disseminate useful information related to all the disciplines of the forensic sciences, to provide local administration in the state of Florida for the international professional certification programs of the International Association for Identification, and to encourage the highest ethical standards in the collection, preservation, and examination of evidence.

To carry out our mission, the association has a large pool of active members representing several forensic disciplines to include, but not limited to, AFIS, audio enhancement, blood spatter analysis, crime scene processing,  footwear identification, forensic art, forensic imaging, forensic Odontology, latent prints,  photography, and tiretrack identification.  These active members are speakers at our annual educational seminar , write professional articles for our quarterly newsletter and serve as technical advisors on the association's committees.

FDIAI Latest News

Updated  9/2/2010

PRESIDENT: Erica Lawton-McWhite

Welcome to the official website of the Florida Division of the International Association for Identification.  On this website you can learn about the FDIAI, browse training and job opportunities, as well as, many other interesting aspects of the forensic community.

The FDIAI is the largest state division in the country and we are committed to education, training, and excellence, which are evident by the success of our annual educational conference and the many workshops and training seminars given by our members and regional directors throughout the year. The training that we provide in the latest technology facilitates such excellence.  This year we will be having our 51st annual educational conference in St. Petersburg, Florida October 17th -21st. Visit our conference link for further details.

Throughout our careers in forensics, one should never be stagnant in their knowledge. Increasing your knowledge in your field of expertise and others not only benefits the community but also yourself as well.  Mentorship is a key element in forensics given the diversity of evidence that one can come across in their career.  It is our duty as forensic examiners to share this knowledge with the younger generation.  Your experience passed down to them may be instrumental in solving a crime in the future.

I would like to say what an honor it is to be able to serve as your president and follow in the footsteps of talented and professional people.  Many of the past presidents have been instrumental in my development, not only in my role in the Florida Division, but also in my professional career.  Without them I would not be here today.  If I can be of service in anyway, please feel free to call or email me.

The Florida Division of the IAI is a great organization to be a part of and I encourage everyone to take full advantage of all we have to offer.  Remember that to provide the best to victims of crimes you must also strive to be your personal best.

Erica Lawton-McWhite

Membership Directory

The Osceola County

Sheriff's Office, the

Polk County Sheriff's

Office and the

Ft. Lauderdale Police

Dept have job

openings.

Find out about Florida's

Second Dollar Funding

for training. It may

provide your agency

reimbursement for attending the FDIAI Conference.

The University of

Florida (Gainesville)

has an opening for a

Crime Scene

Investigator

The digital version of

the FDIAI 2010

Conference Brochure

is now available for

download.

Jeff Carlyle of the FBI Laboratory Division/

Latent Print Unit will

be available at the

2010 FDIAI to perform

FBI IAFIS latent

searches for anyone

who wants to bring current or cold

casework to search against the FBI's 61

Million subjects in the Criminal Master File .

Images on thumb

drives preferred.

Congratulations to

FDIAI Past President

Phil Sanfilippo who

was sworn in as the

IAI President in

Spokane. We know he

will do an excellent

job for the IAI.

Click here FDIAI Membership Information

POSTAL ADDRESS:

M. Frank Shonberger, Secretary-Treasurer

85 Deer Run, Miami Springs, Fl  33166

TELEPHONE:  

305-460-5435   M. Frank Shonberger

E-Mail: 

fdiai@fdiai.org

General Information: fdiai@fdiai.org