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:
| More info | Designation Number | Title | OSAC Subcommittee(s) | Document Owner | Status | Date added to the Registry Sort ascending |
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| ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 021-25 | ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 021-25 Best Practices for the Preparation of Test Impressions from Footwear and Tires, 2025, 2nd Ed. | Footwear & Tire | Academy Standards Board | SDO Published Standard | ||
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Standard Number
ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 021-25
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
SDO Published Standard
SDO Published Standard Url
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| ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 209-25 | ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 209-25 Best Practice Recommendations for Communicating with Next of Kin during Medicolegal Death Investigations, 2025, 1st ed. | Medicolegal Death Investigation | Academy Standards Board | SDO Published Standard | ||
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Standard Number
ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 209-25
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
SDO Published Standard
SDO Published Standard Url
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| ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 166-24 | ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 166-24 Best Practice Recommendation for Comparison and Evaluation of Friction Ridge Impressions, 2024, 1st Ed. | Friction Ridge | Academy Standards Board | SDO Published Standard | ||
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Standard Number
ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 166-24
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
SDO Published Standard
SDO Published Standard Url
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| ANSI/ASB Standard 017-18 | ANSI/ASB Standard 017-18 Standard Practices for Measurement Traceability in Forensic Toxicology, 2018, 1st Ed. | Forensic Toxicology | Academy Standards Board | OSAC Registry Archived, SDO Published Standard | ||
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Standard Number
ANSI/ASB Standard 017-18
Date added to the archive
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
OSAC Registry Archived
SDO Published Standard
Superceded by
Archival Reason
First added to the OSAC Registry: June 18, 2019. Replaced on the Registry by ANSI/ASB Standard 017 Standard Practices for Measurement Traceability in Forensic Toxicology, 2025, 2nd Ed. Public Comment Document Files
SDO Published Standard Url
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| ANSI/ASB Standard 013-25 | ANSI/ASB Standard 013-25 Standard for Friction Ridge Examination Conclusions, 2025, 1st ed. | Friction Ridge | Academy Standards Board | SDO Published Standard | ||
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Standard Number
ANSI/ASB Standard 013-25
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
SDO Published Standard
SDO Published Standard Url
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| ANSI/ASB Standard 014-24 | ANSI/ASB Standard 014-24 Standard for Friction Ridge Examination Training Program, 2024, 1st Ed. | Friction Ridge | Academy Standards Board | SDO Published Standard | ||
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Title
Standard Number
ANSI/ASB Standard 014-24
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
SDO Published Standard
SDO Published Standard Url
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| ANSI/ASB Standard 015-24 | ANSI/ASB Standard 015-24 Standard for Examining Friction Ridge Impressions, 2024, 1st Ed. | Friction Ridge | Academy Standards Board | SDO Published Standard | ||
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Standard Number
ANSI/ASB Standard 015-24
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
SDO Published Standard
SDO Published Standard Url
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| ANSI/ASB Standard 133-24 | ANSI/ASB Standard 133-24 Standard for Age Estimation in Forensic Anthropology, 2024, 1st Ed. | Forensic Anthropology | Academy Standards Board | SDO Published Standard | ||
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Standard Number
ANSI/ASB Standard 133-24
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
SDO Published Standard
SDO Published Standard Url
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| ANSI/ASB Standard 102-25 | ANSI/ASB Standard 102-25 Standard for Verification of Source Conclusions in Toolmark Examinations, 2025, 1st ed. | Firearms & Toolmarks | Academy Standards Board | SDO Published Standard | ||
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Standard Number
ANSI/ASB Standard 102-25
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
SDO Published Standard
SDO Published Standard Url
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| ANSI/ASB Standard 137-23 | ANSI/ASB Standard 137-23 Standard for Examination and Documentation of Footwear and Tire Impression Evidence, 2023, 1st Ed. | Footwear & Tire | Academy Standards Board | SDO Published Standard | ||
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Standard Number
ANSI/ASB Standard 137-23
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
SDO Published Standard
SDO Published Standard Url
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| ANSI/ASB Standard 143-24 | ANSI/ASB Standard 143-24 Standard for Technical Review in Friction Ridge Examination, 2024, 1st Ed. | Friction Ridge | Academy Standards Board | SDO Published Standard | ||
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Title
Standard Number
ANSI/ASB Standard 143-24
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
SDO Published Standard
SDO Published Standard Url
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| ANSI/ASB Standard 139-24 | ANSI/ASB Standard 139-24 Reporting DNA Conclusions, 2024, 1st Ed. | Human Forensic Biology | Academy Standards Board | SDO Published Standard | ||
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Standard Number
ANSI/ASB Standard 139-24
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
SDO Published Standard
SDO Published Standard Url
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| ANSI/ASB Standard 132-23 | ANSI/ASB Standard 132-23 Standard for Population Affinity Estimation in Forensic Anthropology, 2023, 1st Ed. | Forensic Anthropology | Academy Standards Board | SDO Published Standard | ||
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Standard Number
ANSI/ASB Standard 132-23
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
SDO Published Standard
SDO Published Standard Url
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| ANSI/ASB Standard 111-20 | ANSI/ASB Standard 111-20 Standard for Training in Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) Analysis for Taxonomic Identification, 2020, 1st Ed. | Wildlife Forensic Biology | Academy Standards Board | SDO Published Standard | ||
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Standard Number
ANSI/ASB Standard 111-20
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
SDO Published Standard
SDO Published Standard Url
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| ANSI/ASB Standard 090-19 | ANSI/ASB Standard 090-19 Standard for Sex Estimation in Forensic Anthropology, 2019, 1st Ed. | Forensic Anthropology | Academy Standards Board | SDO Published Standard | ||
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Standard Number
ANSI/ASB Standard 090-19
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
SDO Published Standard
SDO Published Standard Url
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| ANSI/ASB Standard 072-19 | ANSI/ASB Standard 072-19 Standard for the Validation of Procedures in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, 2019, 1st Ed. | Bloodstain Pattern Analysis | Academy Standards Board | SDO Published Standard | ||
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Standard Number
ANSI/ASB Standard 072-19
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
SDO Published Standard
SDO Published Standard Url
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| ANSI/ASB Standard 117-20 | ANSI/ASB Standard 117-20 Standard for Examination of Stamping Devices and Stamp Impressions, 2020, 1st Ed. | Forensic Document Examination | Academy Standards Board | SDO Published Standard | ||
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Standard Number
ANSI/ASB Standard 117-20
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
SDO Published Standard
SDO Published Standard Url
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| ANSI/ASB Standard 106-20 | ANSI/ASB Standard 106-20 Wildlife Forensics-Protein Serology Method for Taxonomic Identification, 2020, 1st Ed. | Wildlife Forensic Biology | Academy Standards Board | SDO Published Standard | ||
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Standard Number
ANSI/ASB Standard 106-20
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
SDO Published Standard
SDO Published Standard Url
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| ANSI/ASB Standard 105-21 | ANSI/ASB Standard 105-21 Minimum Education Requirements for Firearm and Toolmark Examiner Trainees, 2021, 1st Ed. | Firearms & Toolmarks | Academy Standards Board | SDO Published Standard, Evaluated by OSAC - Not Accepted | ||
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Standard Number
ANSI/ASB Standard 105-21
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
SDO Published Standard
Evaluated by OSAC - Not Accepted
SDO Published Standard Url
Reason for Evaluation
ANSI/ASB Standard 105 Minimum Education Requirements for Firearm and Toolmark Examiner Trainees, 2021, 1st Ed. was evaluated by the Firearms and Toolmarks Subcommittee. |
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| ANSI/ASB Standard 046-19 | ANSI/ASB Standard 046-19 Wildlife Forensics Validation Standards - STR Analysis, 2019, 1st Ed. | Wildlife Forensic Biology | Academy Standards Board | SDO Published Standard | ||
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Title
Standard Number
ANSI/ASB Standard 046-19
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
SDO Published Standard
SDO Published Standard Url
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| ANSI/ASB Standard 048-19 | ANSI/ASB Standard 048-19 Wildlife Forensic DNA Standard Procedures, 2019, 1st Ed. | Wildlife Forensic Biology | Academy Standards Board | SDO Published Standard | ||
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Standard Number
ANSI/ASB Standard 048-19
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
SDO Published Standard
SDO Published Standard Url
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| ANSI/ASB Standard 045-19 | ANSI/ASB Standard 045-19 Standard for Stature Estimation in Forensic Anthropology, 2019, 1st Ed. | Forensic Anthropology | Academy Standards Board | SDO Published Standard | ||
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Title
Standard Number
ANSI/ASB Standard 045-19
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
SDO Published Standard
SDO Published Standard Url
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| ANSI/ASB Standard 030-19 | ANSI/ASB Standard 030-19 Standard for a Quality Assurace Program in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, 2019, 1st Ed. | Bloodstain Pattern Analysis | Academy Standards Board | SDO Published Standard | ||
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Standard Number
ANSI/ASB Standard 030-19
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
SDO Published Standard
SDO Published Standard Url
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| ANSI/ASB Standard 031-20 | ANSI/ASB Standard 031-20 Standard for Report Writing in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, 2020, 1st Ed. | Bloodstain Pattern Analysis | Academy Standards Board | SDO Published Standard | ||
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Title
Standard Number
ANSI/ASB Standard 031-20
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
SDO Published Standard
SDO Published Standard Url
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| ASB Technical Report 071-25 | ASB Technical Report 071-25 Forensic Document Examination Terms and Definitions. | Forensic Document Examination | Academy Standards Board | SDO Published Standard | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Technical Report 071-25
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
SDO Published Standard
SDO Published Standard Url
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| NIST-ITL 1-202Xa | NIST-ITL 1-202Xa (addenda to ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011 Update:2015) a, Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint, Face & Other Biometric Information - Addendum | Interdisciplinary | American National Standards Institute | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
NIST-ITL 1-202Xa
Document Owner
American National Standards Institute
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 105-25 | ASB Standard 105-25 Minimum Education Requirements for Firearm and Toolmark Examiner Trainees, 2nd Ed. | Firearms & Toolmarks | Academy Standards Board | SDO Published Standard | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 105-25
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
SDO Published Standard
SDO Published Standard Url
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| ANSI/ASTM E2999-25a | ANSI/ASTM E2999-25a Standard Test Method for Analysis of Organic Compounds in Smokeless Powder by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy | Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue | ASTM International | SDO Published Standard | ||
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Standard Number
ANSI/ASTM E2999-25a
Document Owner
ASTM International
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
SDO Published Standard
SDO Comment Instructions
ASTM has given the public free access to the E30 published standards, including those on the OSAC Registry. An account is required to access the standards. Viewers who do not have a free ASTM account can create an ASTM account or log in to an existing account here: https://www.nist.gov/osac/astm-launch-code SDO Published Standard Url
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| ASB Best Practice Recommendation 213-2x | ASB Best Practice Recommendation 213 Victim Information Center - Best Practice Recommendation for Medicolegal Death Investigation Authorities | Medicolegal Death Investigation | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 213-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ANSI/ASTM E2998-25a | ANSI/ASTM E2998-25a Standard Practice for Characterization and Classification of Smokeless Powder | Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue | ASTM International | SDO Published Standard | ||
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Title
Standard Number
ANSI/ASTM E2998-25a
Document Owner
ASTM International
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
SDO Published Standard
SDO Comment Instructions
ASTM has given the public free access to the E30 published standards, including those on the OSAC Registry. An account is required to access the standards. Viewers who do not have a free ASTM account can create an ASTM account or log in to an existing account here: https://www.nist.gov/osac/astm-launch-code SDO Published Standard Url
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| OSAC 2024-S-0017 | OSAC 2024-S-0017 Standard Guide for Forensic Physical Fit Examination of Documentary Evidence | Forensic Document Examination | The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science | OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, Under Development | ||
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Standard Number
OSAC 2024-S-0017
Document Owner
The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
OSAC Proposed Draft Standard
Under Development
Public Comment Document Files
OSAC Proposed Standard on the Registry
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| ASB Best Practice Recommendation 232-2x | ASB 232 Best Practice Recommendation for the Development of Criteria for Acceptance of a Request for Friction Ridge Examinations | Friction Ridge | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 232-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 207-2x | ASB Standard 207 Standard for Collection and Preservation of Document Evidence | Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 207-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASTM E3328-25 | ASTM E3328-25 Standard Guide for Forensic Collection, Analysis, Comparison, and Evaluation of Glass | Trace Materials | ASTM International | SDO Published Standard | ||
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Title
Standard Number
ASTM E3328-25
Document Owner
ASTM International
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
SDO Published Standard
SDO Comment Instructions
ASTM has given the public free access to the E30 published standards, including those on the OSAC Registry. An account is required to access the standards. Viewers who do not have a free ASTM account can create an ASTM account or log in to an existing account here: https://www.nist.gov/osac/astm-launch-code SDO Published Standard Url
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| NFPA 921:Revision of 2024 Version - 2x | NFPA 921:Revision of 2024 Version - 2x Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations | Fire & Explosion Investigation | National Fire Protection Association | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
NFPA 921:Revision of 2024 Version - 2x
Document Owner
National Fire Protection Association
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASTM WK96359 | ASTM WK96359 Guide for Polarized Light Microscopy in the Forensic Examination and Comparison of Soils | Trace Materials | ASTM International | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASTM WK96359
Document Owner
ASTM International
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| OSAC 2025-S-0026 | OSAC 2025-S-0026 Common Factors for Consideration in Analyzing Recordings for Forensic Speaker Recognition | The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science | ||||
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Standard Number
OSAC 2025-S-0026
Document Owner
The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science
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| OSAC 2025-S-1002-ND | OSAC 2025-S-1002-ND Dataset Collection For Forensic Speaker Recognition | The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science | ||||
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Standard Number
OSAC 2025-S-1002-ND
Document Owner
The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science
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| OSAC 2024-S-0006 | OSAC 2024-S-0006 Forensic Documentation for the Reporting by Oral Health Care Professionals of Suspected Human Abuse | The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science | ||||
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Standard Number
OSAC 2024-S-0006
Document Owner
The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science
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| OSAC 2024-S-0013 | OSAC 2024-S-0013 Proposed Standard for Photographing of Dental Evidence | The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science | ||||
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Standard Number
OSAC 2024-S-0013
Document Owner
The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science
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