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Double-Blind Assessment

In the evaluation of a canine team neither the assessor nor the canine handler knows the location of the target odor/scent or whether target odor/scent is present (i.e., a blank / null search).

Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASB 092 Standard for Training and Certification of Canine Detection of Explosives. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80904, 2021. Source link
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