OSAC Lexicon

Electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength from 100 nm (30 PHz) to 380 nm (750 THz), which, when used as a light source, can fluoresce dental materials for better visualization and location.

Referring to radiant flux having wavelengths shorter than the wavelengths of light, usually wavelengths from about 10 nm to 380 nm.

See classical conditioning.

An alert for which the presence of a trained odor/scent cannot be confirmed. This may be the result of residual or lingering odor/scent that the canine can detect but which has not been confirmed by technology or direct observation. (See non-productive response.)

Lack of verification of search results following a deployment of a canine team(s).

Lack of verification of search results following a deployment of a canine team(s).

Lack of verification of search results following a deployment of a canine team(s).

Lack of verification of search results following a deployment of a canine team(s)

Lack of verification of search results following a deployment of a canine team(s)

Lack of verification of search results following a deployment of a canine team(s)

A written or oral consensus between the interested parties concerning the management of the investigations.

Manner of death used when the information pointing to one manner of death is no more compelling than another after thorough consideration of all available information.

an anisotropic crystal in the tetragonal or hexagonal system having one optic axis (isotropic direction) and either two (tetragonal) or three (hexagonal) directions which are alike and perpendicular to the direction of the optic axis.

A computing industry standard for the representation of most of the world's scripts (suchas Latin letters, Cyrillic letters, Chinese characters, special symbols and others). See A.

A scenario where the laboratory has concluded that the data do not support or refute a proposition as defined by the laboratory and based on validation studies.

The inability to use results for comparisons due to poor or limited data quality.

Measures taken to ensure safety under the assumption that any unknown materials or situations present the most dangerous scenario possible.

Data that cannot be used for comparisons for reasons including, but not limited to, poor or limited data quality, mixture complexity, or a failure to meet quality assurance requirements.

Data that cannot be used for comparisons for reasons including, but not limited to, poor or limited data quality, mixture complexity, or a failure to meet quality assurance requirements.

Data that cannot be used for comparisons for reasons including, but not limited to, poor or limited data quality, mixture complexity, or a failure to meet quality assurance requirements.

Data that cannot be used for interpretation/comparison for reasons including, but not limited to, poor or limited data quality, mixture complexity, or a failure to meet quality assurance requirements based on developmental validation studies, the laboratory’s internal validation studies, and the laboratory’s documented and verified interpretation and comparison protocol.

A buoyant layer of hot gases and smoke produced by a fire in a compartment.

highest concentration of an analyte in a sample that can be reliably measured with acceptable bias and precision

The highest concentration of an analyte in a sample that can be reliably measured with acceptable bias and precision

To locate target odor/scent sources in a city type of environment.

A measure to determine the concentration of the urine.

A measure to determine the concentration of the urine.

Uniform Resource Identifier.

Uniform Resource Locator.

Universal Serial Bus. Refers to a family of standardized computer peripheral interfaces.

Coordinated Universal Time.

Unicode Consortium Standard Transmission Format

A decision made by an examiner in accordance with FSP policy and/or procedure as to whether or not an impression will proceed to the next step in the examination process.

The Unified Victim Identification System developed by the Office of the Chief MedicalExaminer of New York City and its built-in Dental Identification Model.

V-shaped patterns are created by flames, convective or radiated heat from hot fire gases, or smoke within the fire plume. The V pattern often appears as lines of demarcation.

The administration of antigenic material (a vaccine) to stimulate an individual's immune system to develop adaptive immunity to a pathogen. Vaccines can prevent or ameliorate morbidity from infection. (See immunize.)

The administration of antigenic material (a vaccine) to stimulate an individual's immune system to develop adaptive immunity to a pathogen. Vaccines can prevent or ameliorate morbidity from infection.

The antibody titer is a test that detects the presence and measures the amount of antibodies within a canine's blood. The amount and diversity of antibodies correlates to the strength of the body's immune response.

The antibody titer is a test that detects the presence and measures the amount of antibodies within a canine's blood. The amount and diversity of antibodies correlates to the strength of the body's immune response.

A process of evaluating a system, method, or component, to determine that requirements for an intended use or application have been fulfilled.

Also referenced in ANSI/ASB Technical Report 025, Crime Scene/Death Investigation - Dogs and Sensors - Terms and Definitions, ANSI/ASB 018 Standard for Validation of Probabilstic Genotyping Systems, ANSI/ASB 020 Standard for Validation Studies of DNA Mixtures, and Development and Verification of a Laboratory's Mixture Interpretation Protocol, ANSI/ASB 038 Standard for Internal Validation of Forensic DNA Analysis Methods, ANSI/ASB 019 Wildlife Forensics General Standards, ANSI/ASB 047 Wildlife Forensics Validation Standard and Validating New Primers for Sequencing, ANSI/ASB 022 Standard for Forensic DNA Analysis Training Programs, ANSI/ASB 063 Implementation of 3D Technologies in Forensic Firearm and Toolmark Comparison Laboratories, ASTM E1732 Standard Terminology Relating to Forensic Science, ANSI/ASB Standard 072 Standard for the Validation of Procedures in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, ANSI/ASB 046 Wildlife Forensics Validation Standards—STR Analysis.

Also referenced in ISO/IEC 17025:2017 General Requirements For The Competence Of Testing And Calibration Laboratories. International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission, Chemin de Blandonnet 8, CP 401, 1214 Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland, 2017.

A review used to determine the limitations of the method/procedure; conditions under whichreliable results can be obtained; critical aspects of a procedure/method that must be controlled andmonitored; and the scope and accuracy of the procedure to meet the needs of a given application.

The extent to which a measurement actually measures what you intend to measure which provides information relevant to the questions asked; valid measures provide a good, close relationship between a variable. Validity has two aspects: accuracy and specificity.