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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• OSAC Registry Archive: The OSAC Registry Archive is a collection of standards that were on the OSAC Registry and have been replaced by revised standards.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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AES 76-2022 AES 76-2022 AES Standards for Audio Forensics - Speech Collection Guidelines for Speaker Recognition: Interviewing at a Temporary Location Speaker Recognition Audio Engineering Society SDO Published Standard, OSAC Registry
OSAC 2021-N-0025 OSAC 2021-N-0025 Standard Guide for Printing Method Effects on Facial Comparisons Facial & Iris Identification The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry
ANSI/ASTM E3316-22 ANSI/ASTM E3316-22 Standard Guide for Forensic Examination of Hair by Microscopy Trace Materials ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 011-22 ANSI/ASB Standard 011-22 Scope of Expertise in Forensic Document Examination, 2022, 1st Ed. Forensic Document Examination Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 126-20 (2022) ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 126-20 (2022) Best Practice Recommendation for Casting Footwear and Tire Impression Evidence at the Crime Scene, 2020 (Errata 1, 2022), 1st Ed. Footwear & Tire Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
OSAC 2021-S-0011 OSAC 2021-S-0011 Standard for the Technical Review of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Reporting Bloodstain Pattern Analysis The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry
OSAC 2021-S-0037 OSAC 2021-S-0037 Standard Guide for Forensic Photogrammetry Video/Imaging Technology & Analysis The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry
OSAC 2022-S-0003 OSAC 2022-S-0003 Standard Practice for the Identification of Compounds Related to Organic Gunshot Residue (OGSR) by Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS) Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry
OSAC 2022-S-0002 OSAC 2022-S-0002 Standard Practice for the Identification of Compounds Related to Organic Gunshot Residue (OGSR) by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry
OSAC 2022-N-0020 OSAC 2022-N-0020 Standard for Mass Fatality Incident Management Medicolegal Death Investigation The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Registry, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard
OSAC 2021-S-0029 OSAC 2021-S-0029 Standard for Familial DNA Searching Human Forensic Biology The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Registry, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard
OSAC 2021-S-0021 OSAC 2021-S-0021 Forensic Autosomal STR DNA Statistical Analyses – General Protocol, Protocol Verification, and Case Record Requirements Human Forensic Biology The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Registry, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 032-20 ANSI/ASB Standard 032-20 Standards for a Bloodstain Pattern Analyst's Training Program, 2020, 1st Ed. Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
OSAC 2022-N-0035 OSAC 2022-N-0035 Standard for On-Scene Collection and Preservation of Document Evidence Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry
OSAC 2022-S-0013 OSAC 2022-S-0013 Standard Guide for Testimony in Seized Drugs Analysis Seized Drugs The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Registry, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 092-21 ANSI/ASB Standard 092-21 Standard for Training and Certification of Canine Detection of Explosives, 2021, 1st Ed. Dogs & Sensors Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 077-20 ANSI/ASB Standard 077-20 Standard for the Developmental and Internal Validation of Forensic Serological Methods, 2020, 1st Ed. Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
OSAC 2022-S-0007 OSAC 2022-S-0007 Standard Guide for Facial Comparison: Overview and Methodology Guidelines Facial & Iris Identification The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry
OSAC 2022-N-0010 OSAC 2022-N-0010 Standards for Development of an Accredited Bloodstain Pattern Analyst Certification Program Bloodstain Pattern Analysis The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry
OSAC 2021-S-0028 OSAC 2021-S-0028 Standard for Use of Serological Testing Methods Associated with Forensic Investigations Human Forensic Biology The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Registry, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard
OSAC 2021-N-0019 OSAC 2021-N-0019 Standard Practice for the Documentation and Processing of Shooting Scenes Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry
ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 108-21 ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 108-21 Forensic Odontology in Disaster Victim Identification: Best Practice Recommendations for the Medicolegal Authority, 2021, 1st Ed. Medicolegal Death Investigation Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E3296-22 ANSI/ASTM E3296-22 Standard Guide for Using Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography and Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry in Forensic Polymer Examinations Trace Materials ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E2809-22 ANSI/ASTM E2809-22 Standard Guide for Using Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (SEM/EDS) in Forensic Polymer Examinations Trace Materials ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 125-21 ANSI/ASB Standard 125-21 Organizational and Foundational Standard for Medicolegal Death Investigation, 2021, 1st Ed. Medicolegal Death Investigation Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
OSAC 2021-N-0035 OSAC 2021-N-0035 Standard Guide for Scanning Facial Images for Manual Comparison Facial & Iris Identification The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry
OSAC 2021-N-0012 OSAC 2021-N-0012 Requirements and Recommendations for a Firearm and Toolmark Examiner Training Program Firearms & Toolmarks The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry
OSAC 2022-N-0025 OSAC 2022-N-0025 Standard for Scene Response: Initial Response by Scene Investigators Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry
OSAC 2022-N-0033 OSAC 2022-N-0033 Standard for Processing Evidence for the Detection of Friction Ridge Impressions Friction Ridge The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Registry, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard
ANSI/ASTM E3309-21 ANSI/ASTM E3309-21 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 OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 152-21 ANSI/ASB Standard 152-21 Standard for the Minimum Content Requirements of Forensic Toxicology Procedures, 2021, 1st Ed. Forensic Toxicology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 120-21 ANSI/ASB Standard 120-21 Standard for the Analytical Scope and Sensitivity of Forensic Toxicological Testing of Blood in Impaired Driving Investigations, 2021, 1st Ed. Forensic Toxicology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 119-21 ANSI/ASB Standard 119-21 Standard for the Analytical Scope and Sensitivity of Forensic Toxicological Testing of Blood in Medicolegal Death Investigations, 2021, 1st Ed. Forensic Toxicology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 054-21 ANSI/ASB Standard 054-21 Standard for a Quality Control Program in Forensic Toxicology Laboratories, 2021, 1st Ed. Forensic Toxicology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
NFPA 1033:2022 NFPA 1033:2022 Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigators Fire & Explosion Investigation National Fire Protection Association OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
NFPA 921:2021 NFPA 921:2021 Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigation Fire & Explosion Investigation National Fire Protection Association OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 063-21 ANSI/ASB Standard 063-21 Implementation of 3D Technologies in Forensic Firearm and Toolmark Comparison Laboratories, 2021, 1st Ed. Firearms & Toolmarks Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 062-21 ANSI/ASB Standard 062-21 Standard for Topography Comparison Software for Toolmark Analysis, 2021, 1st Ed. Firearms & Toolmarks Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
OSAC 2021-S-0027 OSAC 2021-S-0027 Standard Guide for Laboratory Photography Video/Imaging Technology & Analysis The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry
ANSI/ASTM E3329-21e1 ANSI/ASTM E3329-21e1 Standard Practice for Establishing an Examination Scheme for Explosive Residues Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E3253-21 ANSI/ASTM E3253-21 Standard Practice for Establishing an Examination Scheme for Intact Explosives Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E3196-21 ANSI/ASTM E3196-21 Standard Terminology Relating to the Examination of Explosives Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
OSAC 2022-S-0012 OSAC 2022-S-0012 Standard for Proficiency Testing in Friction Ridge Examination Friction Ridge The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Registry, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard
ANSI/ASTM E3235-21 ANSI/ASTM E3235-21 Standard Practice for Latent Print Evidence Imaging Resolution Video/Imaging Technology & Analysis, Friction Ridge ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ISO/IEC 17020:2012 ISO/IEC 17020:2012 Conformity Assessment - Requirements for the Operation of Various Types of Bodies Performing Inspection Interdisciplinary International Organization for Standardization OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 121-21 ANSI/ASB Standard 121-21 Standard for the Analytical Scope and Sensitivity of Forensic Toxicological Testing of Urine in Drug-Facilitated Crime Investigations, 2021, 1st Ed. Forensic Toxicology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
OSAC 2021-N-0039 OSAC 2021-N-0039 Standard for a Mentorship Program in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Bloodstain Pattern Analysis The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry
ANSI/ASTM E2451-21 ANSI/ASTM E2451-21 Standard Practice for Preserving Ignitable Liquids and Ignitable Liquid Residue Extracts from Fire Debris Standards Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 140-21 ANSI/ASB Standard 140-21 Standard for Training in Forensic Human Mitochondrial DNA Analysis, Interpretation, Comparison, Statistical Evaluation, and Reporting, 2021, 1st Ed. Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 130-21 ANSI/ASB Standard 130-21 Standard for Training in Forensic DNA Amplification Methods for Subsequent Capillary Electrophoresis Sequencing, 2021, 1st Ed. Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
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