Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction Subcommittee

The Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction Subcommittee supports development of standards and guidance for crime scene investigations.

Officers | Members | Standards | Other Work Products

Officers

Charles S. DeFrance, Subcommittee Chair, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Jeffery Tomberlin, Subcommittee Vice Chair, Texas A&M University

Kimberlee Sue Moran, Subcommittee Executive Secretary, Rutgers University - Camden

Members

Standards

Published by a Standards Developing Organization (SDO)

• ASTM E620-11(18) Standard Practice for Reporting Opinions of Scientific or Technical Experts.
• ASTM E860-07(13)e2 Standard Practice for Examining and Preparing Items that are or may Become Involved in Criminal or Civil Litigation. 
• ASTM E1020-13e1 Standard Practice for Reporting Incidents that may Involve Criminal or Civil Litigation.
• ASTM E1188-11(17) Standard Practice for Collection and Preservation of Information and Physical Items by a Technical Investigator.
• ASTM E1459-13(18) Standard Guide for Physical Evidence Labeling and Related Documentation.

note: Criminal justice agencies can access the astm standards above by visiting the access to standards webpage. 

Sent to an SDO

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  OSAC 2021-N-0015, Guiding Principles for Scene Investigation and Reconstruction.

  • OSAC Proposed Standard on the Registry (added September 7, 2021 and sent to asb for further development and publication).

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  OSAC 2021-N-0016, Standard for Initial Response at Scenes by Law Enforcement.

  • osac proposed standard on the registry (added september 7, 2021 and sent to asb for further development and publication). 

• Standard Practice for Crime Scene Investigator Training, Continuing Education, Professional Development, Certification, and Accreditation.
• Standard Practice for Reporting Incidents that may Involve Criminal or Civil Litigation (revision to ASTM E1020-13e1).
• Standard Practice for Examining and Preparing Items that are or may Become Involved in Criminal or Civil Litigation (revision to ASTM E860-07(13)e2).
• Standard Practice for Transmittal of Evidence in Sexual Violence Investigation.
• Standard Practice for Specification for Equipment and Supplies in Sexual Assault Investigations.

Under Development

• OSAC 2021-N-0018, Standard for On-Scene Collection and Preservation of Physical Evidence. 
• OSAC 2021-N-0019, Standard Practice for the Documentation and Processing of Shooting Scenes.
• OSAC 2022-N-0025, Standard for Initial Response at Scenes by Law Enforcement (draft OSAC Proposed Standard currently open for comment).
• Standard Practice for Crime Scene Reconstruction.
• Standard Practice for the Documentation and Processing of Animal Cruelty Scenes.
• Standard for the Examination of the Live Animals Suspected to be Impacted by Cruelty to Animals.
• Standard Practice for Crime Scene Metrology.
• Standard Guide for Quality Management in Crime Scene Investigation.
• Standard Practice for the Collection and Preservation of Biological Materials.
• Standard Method for the Chemical Testing of Suspected Projectile Impacts.
• Standard Method for the Measurement of Trajectory Angles with a Protractor.
• Collection and Preservation of Entomological Evidence during Forensic Investigations. 
• Standard for Entomological Sample Processing for Molecular Analysis.
• Standard for the Collection and Preservation of Questioned Document Related Evidence.
• Standard Practice for the Collection of Primer Gunshot Residue Particles from Clothing, Vehicles and Other Objects Using Adhesive Lifters (being draft in collaboration with OSAC's Ignitable Liquids, Explosives, & Gunshot Residue Subcommittee).
• Standard for the Documentation of Scenes by Crime Scene Investigators.

Other Work Products

Research & Development Needs

• See the research and development needs identified by the Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction subcommittee.

Webinars, Presentations & Training Videos

• OSAC Overview and CSI Subcommittee Update, 2020 Virtual Educational Conference of the Chesapeake Bay Division of the International Association for Identification (CBDIAI), September 24, 2020.
• OSAC Overview and CSI Subcommittee Update, New England Division of the International Association for Identification (IAI) Meeting, December 4, 2019.
• OSAC CSI Subcommittee and Interdisciplinary Standards Update, IAI Conference, August 2019.
• OSAC CSI Subcommittee Update, Texas Division of the IAI, June 13, 2019.
• NIST OSAC CSI Subcommittee Update, Colorado Forensic Investigators Group (COFIG), March 27, 2019.
• NIST OSAC CSI Subcommittee Update, IAI Conference, August 2018.
• NIST OSAC CSI Subcommittee Overview & Update, International Crime Scene Investigators Association's 2018 CSI Conference, May 16, 2018.