CODE OF ETHICS

As a Board Certified Forensic Document Examiner, I hereby accept this Code of Ethics and the Code of Professional Responsibility and pledge to abide by the guidelines and constraints set forth in these Documents.

In my practice as a Forensic Document examiner, I will conduct myself and my business in a manner that is a credit to my profession.

In every case, my findings and opinions will be based solely upon the facts and merits of the evidence I have examined.

I will always seek to understand the truth, without bias, for or against any party.

I recognize the importance of privileged information and shall keep such information in trust.

I will communicate my findings and opinions as clearly and fairly as I am able, in the appropriate forum.

If a complaint for any breach of the Code of Ethics is made against me, the Ethics Committee of the BFDE shall have jurisdiction to review and take action on the complaint.

I will have the opportunity to present information to rebut any complaint alleging the breach of the Code of Ethics before the Ethics Committee. The Ethics Committee shall weigh the evidence and information presented to it and make a recommendation to the Executive Board of the Board of Forensic Document Examiners.

I agree that the Executive Board of the Board of Forensic Document Examiners shall decide the ultimate validity of the complaint and shall have the right to impose sanctions against me, up to and including revocation of my board certification and/or any other status.

I agree that I shall accept as final the decision of the Executive Board of the Board of Forensic Document Examiners as binding in all matters concerning my board certification and/or any other status.

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UNIT 3. LAWYERS AND SCIENTISTS

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1. What kind of relationship do forensic scientists and lawyers have?

2. What is the reason for it?

3. What does adversarial system depend on?

4. What are scientists dependent upon?

5. Do scientists and lawyers operate with the facts in the same way?

6. How can they deal with data?

7. Do they speak “different languages”?

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