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The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science

Forensic Science Standards Library

OSAC's Forensic Science Standards Library is an interactive database of the current forensic science standards landscape. The term "standard" applies collectively to a document and can be a best practice recommendation, classification, code, guide, method/test method, practice, specification, or vocabulary/terminology. The elements required in a "standard" will differ by the type of document and by the standards developing organization (SDO).

Visit the OSAC Registry to see the SDO published and OSAC Proposed Standards that have been approved by OSAC and are endorsed for implementation.

Search for the following types of standards in the OSAC Forensic Science Standards Library:

  • OSAC Registry: The OSAC Registry is a repository of selected SDO published and OSAC Proposed Standards that have been approved and are endorsed by OSAC for implementation.
  • OSAC Registry Archive: The OSAC Registry Archive is a collection of standards that were on the OSAC Registry and have been replaced by revised standards.
  • SDO Published: This is a standard that has been developed through the consensus process and has been published by a standards developing organization (SDO). An SDO published standard is available to the forensic science community and may be considered for the OSAC Registry.
  • In SDO Development: This is a standard that is currently under development at an SDO. The standard may have been initially drafted within OSAC and sent to the SDO for further development, or it may have been started directly at the SDO.
  • OSAC Proposed: This is a standard that was initiated and drafted by OSAC and will eventually be sent to an SDO for further development and publication. An OSAC Proposed Standard may or may not be included on the OSAC Registry.
  • Under Development: This is a working draft inside of OSAC and not yet publicly available.

Forensic Science Standards Library

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OSAC Registry
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OSAC Registry Archive
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SDO-Published Standards
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In SDO Development
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ASB Standard 173-2x ASB Standard 173-2x Standard for Education, Training, Continuing Education, and Certification of Forensic Toxicology Laboratory Personnel Forensic Toxicology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 090-2x ASB Standard 090-2x Standard for Sex Estimation in Forensic Anthropology, 2nd Ed. Forensic Anthropology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 118-2x ASB Standard 118-2x Standard for Breath Alcohol Instrument Specifications Forensic Toxicology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 101-2x ASB Standard 101-2x Supporting Documentation of Source Conclusions in Toolmark Examinations Firearms & Toolmarks Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 100-2x ASB Standard 100-2x Standard Scale and Criteria for Source Conclusions in Toolmark Examinations Firearms & Toolmarks Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 178-2x ASB Standard 178-2x Canine Detection of Electronic Storage Media Dogs & Sensors Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 082-2x ASB Standard 082-2x Canine Detection of Human Scented Articles Dogs & Sensors Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 179-2x ASB Standard 179-2x Canine Detection of Accelerants Dogs & Sensors Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 086-2x ASB Standard 086-2x Canine Detection of Narcotics Dogs & Sensors Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 039-2x ASB Standard 039-2x Standard for Internal Validation of Human Short Tandem Repeat Profiling on Capillary Electrophoresis Platforms Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 041-2x ASB Standard 041-2x Formulating Propositions for Likelihood Ratios in Forensic DNA Interpretations Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 045-2x ASB Standard 045-2x Standard for Stature Estimation in Forensic Anthropology, 2nd Ed. Forensic Anthropology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 036-2x ASB Standard 036-2x Standard Practices for Method Validation in Forensic Toxicology, 2nd Ed. Forensic Toxicology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 040-2x ASB Standard 040-2x Standard for Forensic DNA Interpretation and Comparison Protocols, 2nd Ed. Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 044-2x ASB Standard 044-2x Standard for Examination of Documents for Indentations, 2nd Ed. Forensic Document Examination Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 043-2x ASB Standard 043-2x Standard for Disaster Human Remains Detection Dogs Program - Training, Certification, and Documentation Dogs & Sensors Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 042-2x ASB Standard 042-2x Standard for Disaster Live Human Detection Dogs Program - Training, Certification, and Documentation Dogs & Sensors Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 037-2x ASB Standard 037-2x Standard for Reports and Testimony in Forensic Toxicology, 2nd Ed. Forensic Toxicology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 182-2x ASB Best Practice Recommendation 182-2x Victim Accounting: Best Practice Recommendations for Medicolegal Authorities in Mass Fatality Management Medicolegal Death Investigation Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 129-2x ASB Best Practice Recommendation 129-2x Best Practice Recommendations for Internal Validation of Human Short Tandem Repeat Profiling on Capillary Electrophoresis Platforms Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 190-2x ASB Best Practice Recommendation 190-2x Best Practice Recommendation for the Use of Digital Image Capture and File Storage Technology in Forensic Document Examination Forensic Document Examination Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 161-2x ASB Best Practice Recommendation 161-2x Best Practice Recommendation for Creating Known Distance Witness Panels and Estimating the Associated Measurement Uncertainty Firearms & Toolmarks Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 176-2x ASB Best Practice Recommendation 176-2x Best Practice Recommendations for Fatality Management During a Pandemic Medicolegal Death Investigation Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 174-2x ASB Best Practice Recommendation 174-2x Age Estimation in Forensic Anthropology Forensic Anthropology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 103-2x ASB Best Practice Recommendation 103-2x Guidelines for Reporting of Source Conclusions in Toolmark Examinations Firearms & Toolmarks Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 126-2x ASB Best Practice Recommendation 126-2x Best Practice Recommendation for Casting Footwear and Tire Impression Evidence at the Crime Scene, 2nd Ed. Footwear & Tire Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASTM E2330-2x ASTM E2330-2x Standard Test Method for Determination of Concentrations of Elements in Glass Samples Using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) for Forensic Comparisons Trace Materials ASTM International In SDO Development
ASTM E2917-2x ASTM E2917-2x Standard Practice for Forensic Science Practitioner Training, Continuing Education, and Professional Development Programs Interdisciplinary ASTM International In SDO Development
ASTM E3255-2x ASTM E3255-2x Standard Practice for Quality Assurance of Forensic Science Service Providers Performing Forensic Chemical Analysis Interdisciplinary ASTM International In SDO Development
ASTM E860-2x (WK89150) ASTM E860-2x Standard Practice for Examining and Preparing Items That Are or May Become Involved in Criminal or Civil Litigation Interdisciplinary ASTM International In SDO Development
ASTM WK72526 ASTM WK72526 Standard Practice for Expert Opinions on the Interpretation of Primer Gunshot Residue (pGSR) Analysis by Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometry Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue ASTM International In SDO Development
OSAC 2026-N-1046 OSAC 2026-N-1046 Standard for the Collection of Known Handwriting in Forensic Document Examination Forensic Document Examination The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, Under Development
OSAC 2023-N-0010 OSAC 2023-N-0010 Standard Practice for the Collection of Primer Gunshot Residue (pGSR) Particles from Clothing Vehicles and Other Inanimate Objects using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) Stubs Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry Archived
OSAC 2022-S-0019 OSAC 2022-S-0019 Standard Guide for Forensic Examination of Fibers Trace Materials The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry Archived
ASB Technical Report 208-2x ASB Technical Report 208-2x Forensic Toxicology: Terms and Definitions, 2nd Ed. Forensic Toxicology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 053-2x ASB Standard 053-2x Standard for Report Content in Forensic Toxicology Forensic Toxicology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 019-2x ASB Standard 019-2x Standard for the Practice of Wildlife Forensic Laboratories, 2nd Ed. Wildlife Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASTM E3309-2x ASTM E3309-2x Standard Guide for Reporting of Forensic Primer Gunshot Residue (pGSR) Analysis by Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometry (SEM/EDS) Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue ASTM International In SDO Development
ASTM E1618-2x ANSI/ASTM E1618-2x Standard Test Method for Ignitable Liquid Residues in Extracts from Fire Debris Samples by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue ASTM International In SDO Development
OSAC 2026-N-1050 OSAC 2026-N-1050 Standard Practice for Facial Comparison Training of Reviewers to Competency Facial & Iris Identification The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, Under Development
OSAC 2026-S-1014 OSAC 2026-S-1014 Standard for Sexual Assault Kit Laboratory Documentation Forensic Nursing The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, Under Development
OSAC 2026-S-1051 OSAC 2026-S-1051 Best Practice Recommendation for Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) Friction Ridge The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, Under Development
OSAC 2026-N-1052 OSAC 2026-N-1052 Standard for the Initial Assessment of Document Evidence Forensic Document Examination The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, Under Development
ANSI/NIST ITL-1:2011 (Update 2015) ANSI/NIST ITL-1:2011 (Update 2015) Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint, Facial and Other Biometric Information Interdisciplinary American National Standards Institute OSAC Registry Archived, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E3085-26e1 ANSI/ASTM E3085-26e1 Standard Guide for Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy in Forensic Tape Examinations Trace Materials ASTM International SDO Published Standard
OSAC 2020-S-0002 OSAC 2020-S-0002 Physical Stability of Facial Features of Adults Facial & Iris Identification The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry Archived
ANSI/ASTM E2329-17 ANSI/ASTM E2329-17 Standard Practice for Identification of Seized Drugs Seized Drugs ASTM International OSAC Registry Archived, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E3149-18 ANSI/ASTM E3149-18 Standard Guide for Facial Image Comparison Feature List for Morphological Analysis Facial & Iris Identification ASTM International OSAC Registry Archived, SDO Published Standard
SWGDE: 17-F-002-2.0 SWGDE: 17-F-002-2.0 Best Practices for Computer Forensic Acquisitions Digital Evidence Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence OSAC Registry Archived, SDO Published Standard
ADA Standard No 1123-2x ADA Standard No 1123-2x Dentistry – Forensic Documentation for the Reporting by Oral Healthcare Providers of Suspected Human Abuse Forensic Odontology American Dental Association In SDO Development
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