National Forensic Academy Initiative

The National Initiatives: Enhancing Law Enforcement Program, administered by the Office of Justice Programs' (OJP) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), helps improve criminal justice systems and provides national programs and national efforts such as training and technical assistance to strategically address the needs of state and local justice systems and communities.
The University of Tennessee will continue the National Forensic Academy (NFA). The NFA provides an extensive knowledge and evidence-based crime scene investigator training program for forensic practitioners throughout the United States. The goal is to increase skill sets of investigators in a practical, hands-on, knowledge-based inter-disciplinary training environment in which participants learn the best practices and standards in collecting, preserving, packaging and submitting evidence; as well as create sound working relationships with local crime laboratories. The goal of this project is to provide essential training and skill building opportunities to investigators and forensic practitioners. NCA/NCF