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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• OSAC Registry Archive: The OSAC Registry Archive is a collection of standards that were on the OSAC Registry and have been replaced by revised standards.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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More info Designation Number Title OSAC Subcommittee(s) Document Owner Status Date added to the Registry
ASB Standard 124-2x ASB Standard 124 Minimum Requirements and Recommendations for a Firearm and Toolmark Examiner Training Program Firearms & Toolmarks Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 109-2x ASB Standard 109 Canine Detection of Microbial Organisms Dogs & Sensors Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 105-2x ASB Standard 105 Minimum Education Requirements for Firearm and Toolmark Examiner Trainees, 2nd Ed. Firearms & Toolmarks Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 104-2x ASB Standard 104 Standard for 3D Virtual Comparison Microscopy for Firearm and Toolmark Analysis Firearms & Toolmarks Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 101-2x ASB Standard 101 Supporting Documentation of Source Conclusions in Toolmark Examinations Firearms & Toolmarks Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 091-2x ASB Standard 091 Standard for Training in Analysis of Forensic Short Tandem Repeat (STR) Data Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 090-2x ASB Standard 090 Standard for Sex Estimation in Forensic Anthropology, 2nd Ed. Forensic Anthropology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 086-2x ASB Standard 086 Canine Detection of Narcotics Dogs & Sensors Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 082-2x ASB Standard 082 Canine Detection of Human Scented Articles Dogs & Sensors Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 081-2x ASB Standard 081 Standard for Training in the Use of Statistics in Interpretation of Forensic DNA Evidence Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 080-2x ASB Standard 080 Standard for Training in Forensic DNA Reporting and Review Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 078-2x ASB Standard 078 Standard for Training of Forensic Autosomal Short Tandem Repeat (STR) and Y-STR DNA Data Interpretation and Comparison Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 076-2x ASB Standard 076 Standard for Training and Certification of Canine Detection of Human Remains: Human Remains on Land Dogs & Sensors Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 075-2x ASB Standard 075 Canine Detection of Human Remains in Water Dogs & Sensors Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 074-2x ASB Standard 074 Canine Detection of Agriculture Contraband Dogs & Sensors Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 072-2x ASB Standard 072 Standard for the Validation of Procedures in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, 2nd Ed. Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 058-2x ASB Standard 058 Standard Method for Blood Ethanol Identification and Quantitation in Forensic Toxicology Laboratories Forensic Toxicology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 045-2x ASB Standard 045 Standard for Stature Estimation in Forensic Anthropology, 2nd Ed. Forensic Anthropology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 044-2x ASB Standard 044 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 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 Standard for Disaster Live Human Detection Dogs Program - Training, Certification, and Documentation Dogs & Sensors Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 041-2x ASB Standard 041 Formulating Propositions for Likelihood Ratios in Forensic DNA Interpretations Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 040-2x ASB Standard 040 Standard for Forensic DNA Interpretation and Comparison Protocols, 2nd Ed. Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 039-2x ASB Standard 039 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 036-2x ASB Standard 036 Standard Practices for Method Validation in Forensic Toxicology, 2nd Ed. Forensic Toxicology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 032-2x ASB Standard 032 Standards for a Bloodstain Pattern Analyst's Training Program, 2nd Ed. Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 030-2x ASB Standard 030 Standard for a Quality Assurace Program in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, 2nd Ed. Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 022-2x ASB Standard 022 Standard for Forensic DNA Analysis Training Programs, 2nd Ed. Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 020-2x ASB Standard 020 Standard for Validation Studies of DNA Mixtures, and Development and Verification of a Laboratory's Mixture Interpretation Protocol, 2nd Ed. Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 213-2x ASB Best Practice Recommendation 213 Best Practice Recommendation for Family Engagement Following a Mass Fatality Incident: Victim Information Center Best Practice Recommendations for Medicolegal Authority Medicolegal Death Investigation Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 212-2x ASB Best Practice Recommendation 212 Best Practice Recommendation for Stature Estimation in Forensic Anthropology Forensic Anthropology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 211-2x ASB Best Practice Recommendation 211 Best Practice Recommendation for Sex Estimation in Forensic Anthropology Forensic Anthropology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 210-2x ASB Best Practice Recommendation 210 Best Practice Recommendation for Population Affinity Estimation Forensic Anthropology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 206-2x ASB Best Practice Recommendation 206 Best Practice Recommendations for Mass Fatality Incident Management Medicolegal Death Investigation Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 193-2x ASB Best Practice Recommendation 193 Best Practice Recommendations for Determining What Scene and Death Locations a Medicolegal Death Investigation Authority Should Respond to for Investigation Medicolegal Death Investigation Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 192-2x ASB Best Practice Recommendation 192 Best Practice Recommendation for Peer Review Medicolegal Death Investigation Reports Medicolegal Death Investigation Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 190-2x ASB Best Practice Recommendation 190 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 183-2x ASB Best Practice Recommendation 183 Best Practice Recommendations for Limited Examinations for Friction Ridge Friction Ridge Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 182-2x ASB Best Practice Recommendation 182 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 176-2x ASB Best Practice Recommendation 176 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 Age Estimation in Forensic Anthropology Forensic Anthropology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 161-2x ASB Best Practice Recommendation 161 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 129-2x ASB Best Practice Recommendation 129 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 126-2x ASB Best Practice Recommendation 126 Best Practice Recommendation for Casting Footwear and Tire Impression Evidence at the Crime Scene, 2nd Ed. Footwear & Tire Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 103-2x ASB Best Practice Recommendation 103 Guidelines for Reporting of Source Conclusions in Toolmark Examinations Firearms & Toolmarks Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 089-2x ASB Best Practice Recommendation 089 Best Practice Recommendation for Facial Approximation in Forensic Anthropology, 2nd Ed. Forensic Anthropology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 087-2x ASB Best Practice Recommendation 087 Canine Detection of Pests and Insects Dogs & Sensors Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 009-2x ASB Best Practice Recommendation 009 Best Practice Recommendations for the Examination of Human Remains by Forensic Pathologists in the Disaster Victim Identification Context, 2nd Ed. Medicolegal Death Investigation Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 006-2x ASB Best Practice Recommendation 006 Best Practice Recommendation for DNA Analysis for Human Identification in Mass Fatality Incidents, 2nd Ed. Medicolegal Death Investigation Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 005-2x ASB Best Practice Recommendation 005 Mass Fatality Incident Data Management: Standard Practices for the Medicolegal Authority, 2nd Ed. Medicolegal Death Investigation Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
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