From the NWAFS newletter archives! This is a reprint of an articles by "The Editor" (Daryl Brender with the Eastern Washington State Crime Laboratory) February, 1977, Volume III, Issue I.

The color scheme is in three parts; Gold meaning Science, Blue meaning Truth, and Purple meaning Justice.

The four pictures of equal balances are the Scales of Justice, The Torch of Knowledge, The Microscope denoting Criminalistics or Forensic Science and The Fasces the Symbol of Authority.

The Association's name is part of the Logo and the pharmaceutical symbol ϶ denotes the association as having scruples.