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The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science

Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction Subcommittee

 

The Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction Subcommittee supports the development of standards and guidance for crime scene investigations.

Officers | Members | Standards | Other Work Products

 

 

Officers

C. Stephen DeFrance, Subcommittee Chair, Self-employed

Jane Northup, Subcommittee Vice Chair, Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory

Maria Pettolina, Subcommittee Executive Secretary, University of Northern Colorado

Members

Dan Alessio, Oregon State Police

Julie Avila, Wisconsin State Crime Laboratory

Jeremy Chappell, Kansas City Police Crime Laboratory

James Gibson, Georgia Bureau of Investigation

Karen Green, Green Forensics, Inc.

Mary Gregg, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Krystal Hans, Purdue University

Leah Innocci, Wyoming State Crime Laboratory

Jamie Nading, State of Alaska Crime Laboratory

Matthew Noedel, Noedel Scientific

Christine Pinto, Los Angeles County Sheriff Department

 Celestina Rossi, Montgomery County Sheriff's Office (Texas)

Bryan Smith, Georgia Bureau of Investigation

Rachel Touroo, ASPCA

Andrea Zaferes, Dutchess County Medical Examiner

Neil Zelinski, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office

Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction Subcommittee Affiliates

Solicitation for Industry Collaboration

The Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction (CSIR) Subcommittee is currently drafting standards for terrestrial laser scanners (TLS). We are seeking technical points-of-contact with TLS manufacturers who can be available to answer technical questions from the subcommittee about their device's capabilities to ensure that the standards being drafted can be successfully implemented. Please contact CSIR Subcommittee Chair Charles S. DeFrance at csdefrance [at] fbi.gov (csdefrance[at]fbi[dot]gov) if your company is interested in participating.

Standards

On the OSAC Registry

  • ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 160-24 Best Practice Recommendation for Initial Response at Scenes by Law Enforcement Officers, 2024, 1st Ed. (added April 2, 2024)
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 159-24 Standard for Scene Investigation and Reconstruction - Foundational Principles, 2024, 1st Ed. (added April 2, 2024)
  • ANSI/ASTM E2917-24a Standard Practice for Forensic Science Practitioner Training, Continuing Education, and Professional Development Programs (added October 1, 2024)
  • OSAC 2021-N-0018 Standard for On-Scene Collection and Preservation of Physical Evidence (added February 6, 2024)
  • OSAC 2021-N-0019 Standard Practice for the Documentation and Processing of Shooting Scenes (added November 1, 2022)
  • OSAC 2022-N-0025 Standard for Scene Response: Initial Response by Scene Investigators (added October 4, 2022)
  • OSAC 2022-N-0035 Standard for On-Scene Collection and Preservation of Document Evidence (added January 5, 2023)
  • OSAC 2022-N-0039 Standard for the Collection and Preservation of Entomological Evidence from a Terrestrial Environment (added May 7, 2024)
  • OSAC 2022-S-0036 Standard Method for the Chemical Testing of Suspected Projectile Impacts for Copper and Lead (added April 2, 2024)
  • OSAC 2022-S-0037 Standards for DNA-based Taxonomic Identification in Forensic Entomology (added January 13, 2025)
  • OSAC 2023-N-0002 Standard for Scene Documentation Procedures (added January 3, 2024)
  • OSAC 2023-N-0003 Standard for Diagramming Scenes (added July 2, 2024)
  • OSAC 2023-N-0020 Standard for the On-Scene Collection and Preservation of Friction Ridge Impressions (added December 3, 2024)
  • OSAC 2025-N-0003 Standard Terminology for Shooting Reconstruction (added June 3, 2025)

At an SDO for Further Development & Publication

  • ASB Standard 196 Standard Practice for the Documentation and Processing of Shooting Scenes
  • ASB Standard 207 Standard for Collection and Preservation of Document Evidence
  • ASB Standard 218, Standard for the Collection and Preservation of Entomological Evidence from a Terrestrial Environment
  • ASB 219 Standard for Scene Collection and Preservation of Physical Evidence
  • ASB Standard 220, Standard for Scene Documentation
  • ASB Standard 226 Standard for Scene Diagramming
  • ASB Standard 227 Standard for the Chemical Testing of Suspected Projectile Impacts for Copper and Lead
  • ASB 233 Standard for Processing, Collection and Preservation of Friction Ridge Impressions
  • ASB Technical Report 235-2x Terminology for Shooting Reconstruction.
  • ASTM E1459-2x (WK86596) Standard Practice for Physical Evidence Labeling and Related Documentation
  • OSAC 2021-N-0018 Standard for On-Scene Collection and Preservation of Physical Evidence (OSAC Proposed Standard on the Registry)
  • OSAC 2021-N-0019 Standard Practice for the Documentation and Processing of Shooting Scenes (OSAC Proposed Standard on the Registry)
  • OSAC 2022-N-0025 Standard for Scene Response: Initial Response by Scene Investigators (OSAC Proposed Standard on the Registry)
  • OSAC 2022-N-0035 Standard for On-Scene Collection and Preservation of Document Evidence (OSAC Proposed Standard on the Registry)
  • OSAC 2022-N-0039 Standard for the Collection and Preservation of Entomological Evidence from a Terrestrial Environment (OSAC Proposed Standard on the Registry)
  • OSAC 2022-S-0036 Standard Method for the Chemical Testing of Suspected Projectile Impacts for Copper and Lead (OSAC Proposed Standard on the Registry)
  • OSAC 2022-S-0037 Standards for DNA-based Taxonomic Identification in Forensic Entomology (OSAC Proposed Standard on the Registry)
  • OSAC 2023-N-0002 Standard for Scene Documentation Procedures (OSAC Proposed Standard on the Registry)
  • OSAC 2023-N-0003 Standard for Diagramming Scenes (OSAC Proposed Standard on the Registry)
  • OSAC 2023-N-0020 Standard for the On-Scene Collection and Preservation of Friction Ridge Impressions (OSAC Proposed Standard on the Registry)

Under Development

  • OSAC 2025-N-0004 Standard Criteria for Crime Scene Reconstruction
  • OSAC 2025-N-0022 Standard for Terrestrial LiDAR Scanner Data Capture
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