The mission of the International Homicide Investigators Association founded in 1988 is to provide its members with support in homicide and death investigations through the provision of professional leadership, training, networking, resources, and expertise necessary to solve cases.

The non-profit organization has representatives in every U.S. state and nation on six continents. Its membership includes respected death and homicide investigators, criminal behaviourists, forensic scientists, crime scene technicians, crime intelligence analysts and prosecutors

By bringing all disciplines together under one umbrella organization, the IHIA nurtures inter-agency cooperation, professional interactions, and increased communication relative to 

Homicide/Death Case Management
Latest Advancements in Forensic Technology
Laboratory Sciences Trends in Criminal Behaviour
Methodology Case Comparisons to Determine Similarity in Criminal Activity
Effective Handling of Major Cases/ Critical Incidents Involving Child Abduction
Single Homicides
Serial and Mass Murder
Missing and Unidentified Dead
Mass Casualties
Terrorism Weapons of Mass Destruction
Investigative Prosecutorial Strategy and Obtaining Successful Case Closures and Trial Convictions