The National Center for Forensic Science (NCFS) is a State of Florida Type II Research Center at the University of Central Florida.  Our mission is to provide relevant and responsive forensic science research, training and operational support to communities that rely on science to achieve justice. Our team of chemists, biochemists, physicists and statisticians work individually and in synergistic teams to perform basic and applied forensic science research. The Center also develops and curates databases and provides continuing education in support of the forensic communities.

 

Forensic science is the application of scientific knowledge and methodology in public debate for the administration of justice.

 

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Forensic science research applies the scientific method to gain scientific knowledge and develop methodologies for making intelligence, legal, regulatory, and humanitarian actionable decisions.