ABSTRACT
Forensic science is a professional occupation concerned with the scientific analysis and examination of physical evidence, its interpretation, and its presentation in court. The majority of forensic science practitioners work in traditional crime laboratories or identification units. The 2009 report of the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences recognized the inequality within the existing codes of ethics and their lack of widespread coverage. Different societies and organizations each have a code of ethics and a code of professional responsibility. The two codes need the commitment to different codes of ethics and conduct. The National Association of Medical Examiners and also the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law need agreement with the rules and moral principles of the American Medical Association and also the American Psychiatric Association, respectively. The National Association of Doctors, however, combines aims and ideals in its "Code of Ethics and Conduct".
