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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

Maria Pettolina, Subcommittee Chair, Syracuse University

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

Leah Innocci, Subcommittee Executive Secretary, Wyoming State Crime Laboratory

Members

Dan Alessio, Self-employed

Julie Avila, Wisconsin State Crime Laboratory

Brent Barina, Texas Rangers

C. Stephen DeFrance, Retired

James Gibson, Georgia Bureau of Investigation

Karen Green, Green Forensics, Inc.

Krystal Hans, Purdue University

Jason Keller, Naval Criminal Investigative Service

Kristilynn Lutt, City of Chandler

Jaclynn McKay, RTI International 

Jamie Nading, State of Alaska Crime Laboratory

Christina Owen, Massachusetts State Police Crime Laboratory

Christine Pinto, Los Angeles County Sheriff Department

Bryan Smith, Georgia Bureau of Investigation

Rachel Touroo, ASPCA

Andrea Zaferes, Dutchess County Medical Examiner and TeamLGS

Neil Zelinski, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office

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)
  • 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 2023-S-0006 Standard Guide for Photographing Scars Marks and Tattoos (added September 5, 2023)
  • OSAC 2025-N-0003 Standard Terminology for Shooting Reconstruction (added June 3, 2025)

At an SDO for Further Development & Publication

  • ASB Standard 218-2x Standard for the Collection and Preservation of Entomological Evidence from a Terrestrial Environment
  • ASB Standard 219-2x Standard for Scene Collection and Preservation of Physical Evidence
  • ASB Standard 220-2x Standard for Scene Documentation
  • ASB Standard 226-2x Standard for Scene Diagramming
  • ASB Standard 227-2x Standard for the Chemical Testing of Suspected Projectile Impacts for Copper and Lead
  • ASB Standard 233-2x Standard for Processing, Collection and Preservation of Friction Ridge Impressions
  • ASB Technical Report 235-2x Terminology for Shooting Reconstruction.
  • ASTM E1459-2x 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)
  • OSAC 2023-S-0006 Standard Guide for Photographing Scars Marks and Tattoos (OSAC Proposed Standard on the Registry)
  • OSAC 2025-N-0003 Standard Terminology for Shooting Reconstruction (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
  • OSAC 2026-N-1041 Standard for Terrestrial LiDAR Scan Data Processing
  • OSAC 2026-N-1042 Standard for Scene Search Planning and Execution
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