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The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science

Dogs & Sensors Subcommittee

The Dogs & Sensors Subcommittee focuses on standards and guidelines related to the performance of deployed dog/handler teams and optimization of their combination with electronic detection devices. 

Officers | Members | Standards | Other Work Products

 

Officers

Katylynn Sloan, Subcommittee Chair, U.S. Secret Service

Vacant Subcommittee Vice Chair

Vacant, Subcommittee Executive Secretary

Members

Lauryn DeGreef, Florida International University

Robin Greubel, K9Sensus Foundation

Jonathan McGrath, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Laboratories and Scientific Services

Mark Rispoli, Retired

L. Paul Waggoner, Auburn University

Janet Yatchak, National Association for Search and Rescue

Standards

On the OSAC Registry

  • ANSI/ASB Standard 024-21 Standard for Training and Certification of Canine Detection of Humans: Location Check Using Pre‐scented Canines, 2021, 1st. Ed. (added October 3, 2023)
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 026-21 Standard for Training and Certification of Canine Detection of Humans: An Aged Trail Using Pre-scented Canines, 2021, 1st. Ed. (added October 3, 2023)
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 027-21 Standard for Training and Certification of Canine Detection of Humans: Patrol Canine Team, 2021, 1st. Ed. (added October 3, 2023)
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 085-21 Standard for Detection Canine Selection, Kenneling, and Healthcare, 2021, 1st Ed. (added April 5, 2022)
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 088-20 General Guidelines for Training, Certification, and Documentation of Canine Detection Disciplines, 2020, 1st Ed. (added April 5, 2022)
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 092-21 Standard for Training and Certification of Canine Detection of Explosives, 2021, 1st Ed. (added December 6, 2022)
  • ASB Technical Report 025-17 Crime Scene/Death Investigation - Dogs and Sensors - Terms and Definitions, 2017, 1st Ed. (added October 1, 2019)
  • OSAC 2024-S-0023 Standard for the Systematic Verification of Alternative Training Aids for Detection Canine Disciplines (added October 7, 2025)

Published by a Standards Developing Organization (SDO); [Pending Evaluation & OSAC Acceptance for Registry]

At an SDO for Further Development & Publication

  • ASB Best Practice Recommendation 087 Canine Detection of Pests and Insects
  • ASB Standard 027-2x Standard for Training and Certification of Canine Detection of Humans: Patrol Canine Team, 2nd Ed.
  • ASB Standard 042-2x Standard for Disaster Live Human Detection Dogs Program - Training, Certification, and Documentation
  • ASB Standard 043-2x Standard for Disaster Human Remains Detection Dogs Program - Training, Certification, and Documentation
  • ASB Standard 074-2x Canine Detection of Agriculture Contraband
  • ASB Standard 075-2x Canine Detection of Human Remains in Water
  • ASB Standard 082-2x Canine Detection of Human Scented Articles
  • ASB Standard 086-2x Canine Detection of Narcotics
  • ASB Standard 088-2x General Guidelines for Training, Certification, and Documentation of Canine Detection Disciplines, 2nd Ed.
  • ASB Standard 109-2x Canine Detection of Microbial Organisms
  • ASB Standard 178-2x Canine Detection of Electronic Storage Media
  • ASB Standard 179-2x Canine Detection of Accelerants
  • ASB Standard 200-2x Canine Biomedical Detection of Disease in Forensic Public Health
  • ASB Standard 204-2x Standard Procedures for the Decontamination of Canines
  • ASB Standard 245-2x Standard for the Systematic Verification of Alternative Training Aids for Detection Canine Disciplines
  • ASB Technical Report 025-2x Crime Scene/Death Investigation - Dogs and Sensors - Terms and Definitions, 2nd Ed.
  • ASB Technical Report 084-2x Presentation of Canine Detection Evidence in Court
  • OSAC 2024-S-0023 Standard for the Systematic Verification of Alternative Training Aids for Detection Canine Disciplines (OSAC Proposed Standard on the Registry)

Other Work Products

Research & Development Needs

Discipline-Specific Bibliographies and References 

These documents may contain information to help forensic scientists, judges, lawyers, researchers, and other readers better understand the nature, scope, and foundations of the individual disciplines as currently practiced. The identification of these documents does not represent an endorsement by OSAC or NIST. Only standards that are posted on the OSAC Registry and Technical Guidance documents, are endorsed by OSAC. The referenced documents may be subject to copyright. Note: Subcommittee position statements or responses to data collections by the subcommittee do not necessarily represent the position of OSAC or NIST.

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