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IAFC - Membership & Application Guidelines
These guidelines are specifically designed to encourage applications from those individuals with, or pursuing, an educational background and/ or experience relevant to the goals and purposes of multi-disciplinary, evidence based criminal profiling. See also: Benefits of Membership
There are several types of memberships. Those considering membership should review the criteria for each carefully to determine which they are best qualified to pursue at the time they intend to make their application. Anyone who does not meet the written requirements for membership, but feels that they may otherwise be qualified, may petition the Board of Directors.
Note: The IAFC Board of Directors reviews each application, and reserves the right to refuse membership to any applicant for any reason.
- Student Member
- Criminology Section
- Investigative Section
- Forensic Section
- Behavioral Section
- Diplomate Status
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Affiliate Member, Criminology This category is designed to encourage applications from those professionals who work, teach, or study in the fields associated with criminology (e.g., criminal justice, criminology, sociology, and law). The IAFC defines criminology as the scientific study of crime, criminals, criminal behavior, and corrections. Applicants shall:
Affiliate Members shall pay an application fee of $25.00 US, and may be responsible for materials fees for materials furnished by the IAFC. Annual dues for Affiliate Membership shall be $30.00 U.S. Affiliate Members may not vote on any issues before the Membership. |
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Provisional Member, Criminology This category is designed to provide advancement for those in the Affiliate Member, Criminology section based on achievement and examination. Applicants shall:
Provisional Members shall pay an application fee of $25.00 U.S., and may be responsible for materials fees for materials furnished by the IAFC. Annual dues for Provisional Membership shall be $40.00 U.S. Provisional Members may vote on any issues before the Membership. |
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Full Member, Criminology This category is designed to provide advancement for those in the Provisional Member, Criminology section based on peer review. Applicants shall:
Full Members shall pay an application fee of $25.00 U.S., and may be responsible for materials fees for materials furnished by the IAFC. Annual dues for Full Membership shall be $40.00 U.S. Full Members may vote on any issues before the Membership. |
Affiliate Member, Investigative
This category is designed to encourage applications from those professionals actively engaged in investigative casework. This may be through a federal, state, or local agency, as well as from the private sector. The IAFC is a non-partisan organization and encourages applications from all of those who are engaged in investigations for court purposes, whether prosecution or defense oriented, and whether criminal or civil .Applicants shall:
- Possess a minimum of four years experience working in an investigative capacity in at least one of the following areas: Homicide, Medicolegal Death, Sex Crimes, Arson, Missing Persons, Child Abuse & Neglect, or Terrorism.
Affiliate Members shall pay an application fee of $25.00 US, and may be responsible for materials fees for materials furnished by the IAFC. Annual dues for Affiliate Membership shall be $30.00 U.S.
Affiliate Members may not vote on any issues before the Membership.
Provisional Member, Investigative
This category is designed to provide advancement for those in the Affiliate Member, Investigative section based on achievement and examination.Applicants shall:
- Satisfy the requirements for Affiliate status in the Investigative section.
- Possess at least a four year degree from a resident program at an accredited college or university.
- Have received a passing grade on the Profiling General Knowledge Exam (PGKE).
Provisional Members shall pay an application fee of $25.00 U.S., and may be responsible for materials fees for materials furnished by the IAFC. Annual dues for Provisional Membership shall be $40.00 U.S.
Provisional Members may vote on any issues before the Membership.
Full Member, Investigative
This category is designed to provide advancement for those in the Provisional Member, Investigative section based on peer review.Applicants shall:
- Satisfy the requirements for Provisional status in the Investigative section.
- Have submitted two written profiles (sanitized) for peer review which meet IAFC Guidelines for Written Profiles and Crime Analyses.
Full Members shall pay an application fee of $25.00 U.S., and may be responsible for materials fees for materials furnished by the IAFC. Annual dues for Full Membership shall be $40.00 U.S.
Full Members may vote on any issues before the Membership.
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Affiliate Member, Forensic This category is designed to encourage applications from those professionals actively engaged in forensic casework. This may be through a federal, state, or local agency, as well as from the private sector. The ABP/IAFC is a non-partisan organization and encourages applications from those who are engaged in forensic examinations of evidence for law enforcement, prosecutorial counsel, defense counsel, and/ or for the court. Applicants shall:
Affiliate Members shall pay an application fee of $25.00 US, and may be responsible for materials fees for materials furnished by the IAFC. Annual dues for Affiliate Membership shall be $30.00 U.S. Affiliate Members may not vote on any issues before the Membership. |
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Provisional Member, Forensic This category is designed to provide advancement for those in the Affiliate Member, Forensic section based on achievement and examination. Applicants shall:
Provisional Members shall pay an application fee of $25.00 U.S., and may be responsible for materials fees for materials furnished by the IAFC. Annual dues for Provisional Membership shall be $40.00 U.S. Provisional Members may vote on any issues before the Membership. |
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Full Member, Forensic This category is designed to provide advancement for those in the Provisional Member, Forensic section based on peer review. Applicants shall:
Full Members shall pay an application fee of $25.00 U.S., and may be responsible for materials fees for materials furnished by the IAFC. Annual dues for Full Membership shall be $40.00 U.S. Full Members may vote on any issues before the Membership. |
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Affiliate Member, Behavioral This category is designed to encourage applications from those professionals actively engaged in the forensic assessment of individuals for court purposes. This may be through a federal, state, or local agency, as well as from the private sector. Applicants shall fulfill the requirements for either psychology or psychiatry. Psychologists shall:
Psychiatrists shall:
Affiliate Members shall pay an application fee of $25.00 US, and may be responsible for materials fees for materials furnished by the IAFC. Annual dues for Affiliate Membership shall be $30.00 U.S. Affiliate Members may not vote on any issues before the Membership. |
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Provisional Member, Behavioral This category is designed to provide advancement for those in the Affiliate Member, Behavioral section based on achievement and examination. Applicants shall:
Provisional Members shall pay an application fee of $25.00 U.S., and may be responsible for materials fees for materials furnished by the IAFC. Annual dues for Provisional Membership shall be $40.00 U.S. Provisional Members may vote on any issues before the Membership. |
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Full Member, Behavioral This category is designed to provide advancement for those in the Provisional Member, Behavioral section based on peer review. Applicants shall:
Full Members shall pay an application fee of $25.00 U.S., and may be responsible for materials fees for materials furnished by the IAFC. Annual dues for Full Membership shall be $40.00 U.S. Full Members may vote on any issues before the Membership. |
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Founding Members
A Founding Member is limited to those who participated in the initial formation of the Academy of Behavioral Profiling via the ABP Steering Committee. Projects undertaken by this body included, but were not limited to, the construction of ABP Membership criteria, ethical standards of conduct, developing the ABP Guidelines for Written Profiles and Crime Analyses, as well designing the Profiling General Knowledge Exam. A Founding Member has all of the rights, privileges, and responsibilities of a Full Member. Founding Members include: Investigative
Section Forensic Section Behavioral
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D-ABP
In 2013, the IAFC Board voted to create within the IAFC an Academy of Behavioral Profiling Board of Examiners. This ABP Board of Examiners is responsible for examining and credentialing criminal profilers within the IAFC membership. Such members are designated as Diplomates of the Academy of Behavioral Profiling (D-ABP). D-ABP Membership status shall serve as professional acknowledgement from the IAFC and The ABP Board of Examiners that a member has achieved an advanced level of knowledge, skill, and ability in the subject and practice of criminal profiling as demonstrated by satisfaction of the requirements outlined in the IAFC Criminal Profiler Professional Certification Act of 2013. This includes arranging to take the ABP Board Examination. Application for Diplomate status must be done in writing to at least Member of the ABP Board of Examiners. The cost of this application is $50.00. A Diplomate of the ABP has all of the rights, privileges, and responsibilities of a Full Member. |
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