Membership in the IAI is a very valuable tool for anyone in the forensic science field. Janice Johnson, Past-President of the IAI explains the benefits of attaining IAI certification: Any certified examiner has met or exceeded the competencies required for their specialty. These competencies include training, practical field experience and written examinations drawn from texts written by recognized forensic specialists in the field. As a forensic specialist, we improve and grow in our professional competence, especially due to the certification and recertification testing qualifications and the educational opportunities provided by the IAI as well as IAI divisional training seminars. Members are kept up to date with the latest developments in forensic science through the bi-monthly official publication of the IAI, The Journal of Forensic Identification.

It is a non goverment organization, without politic affairs either religious, who represents to any criminologist and professional of the forensic sciences. His goals are developing and encourage the criminological knowledge.

Forensic scientists are routinely involved in investigations of crimes against persons and property, such as homicides, assaults, arson, impaired driving and fraud. Forensic scientists also appear regularly in criminal and civil proceedings and coroner's inquests to give opinion evidence relating to forensic examinations. Special committees of the CSFS address educational, scientific, and legal issues within forensic science and act as advisory bodies to provincial and federal justice ministries.