Reference Sample
material from a known source used for comparison purposes in a forensic process.
Discussion—(1) This includes biological material taken from a person (for example, hair, blood, saliva), and non-biological material (for example, carpet, paint, fabric). (2) A reference sample can be taken from an item to ensure the substrate has no adverse effect on the performance of the test. (3) A reference sample can be used to address the question of the source of an unknown sample, one would compare the unknown sample with a reference sample.
Committee
Interdisciplinary
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASTM E1732-24e1 Standard Terminology Relating to Forensic Science. ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428, 2024.
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