Code of Ethics for Footwear Examiner Certification
This code is intended as a guide to ethical conduct of Footwear Examiners. It is not to be construed that these principles are immutable laws, nor that they are all inclusive. Instead, they represent general standards which each Examiner should strive to meet. It is to be realized that each individual case may vary, just as does the evidence with which each Examiner is concerned, and no set of guides or rules will fit every occasion. At the same time the fundamentals set forth in this code are to be regarded as indicating, to a considerable extent, the conduct requirements expected of members of the profession and this Association.
It is the duty of practicing Footwear Examiners to serve the interests of justice to the best of their ability at all times. In fulfilling this duty, they will use all of the scientific and investigative techniques at their command to ascertain all of the significant facts relevant to the matters under investigation. Having made factual determinations, the examiners must then interpret and evaluate the findings. In this they will be guided by experience and knowledge which, coupled with a serious consideration of their analytical findings and application of sound judgment, may enable them to arrive at opinions and conclusions pertaining to the matters under study. These findings of fact and their conclusions and opinions should be reported with all the accuracy and skill of which the examiner is capable, to the end that all persons fully understand and be able to place the findings in their proper relationship to the problem at issue.
In carrying out these functions, the examiner will be guided by those practices and procedures which are generally recognized within the profession to be consistent with a high level of professional ethics. The motives, methods and actions of the examiner shall at all times be above reproach, in good taste, and consistent with proper moral conduct.
A Certified Footwear Examiner, whose professional or personal conduct becomes adverse to the best interests and purposes of the profession, shall be liable to censure, suspension or withdrawal of Certification as a Footwear Examiner. A Footwear Examiner who is under investigation may be subject to temporary suspension of certification not to exceed 90 days.
For further information, contact:
Steve Koch, Secretary
Footwear Certification Board, I. A. I.
Kansas Bureau of Investigation Forensic Laboratory
1620 SW Tyler
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: (785) 296-8214
Fax: (785) 368-6564