Standards from the AAFS Standards Board (ASB)

Best Practices Recommendations for DNA Analysis for Human Identification in Mass Fatality...

This guide aims to provide information that allows jurisdictions to prepare for a mass fatality incident and implement a DNA sample collection and analysis plan to effectively contribute to the identification of the victims. Decisions made in the early stages of an incident will ...

Postmortem Impression Submission Strategy for Comprehensive Searches of Essential...

Mass Fatality Scene Processing: Best Practice Recommendations for the Medicolegal...

This document provides definitions, guidelines, and best practices for the detection, processing, and recovery of physical and contextual evidence associated with mass fatality disaster scenes to ensure that evidence is carefully and consistently documented, and recovered in situ...

Best Practice Recommendations for the Examination of Human Remains by Forensic...

The purpose of this document is to provide best practices and guidelines regarding postmortem data collection by forensic pathologists to aid in the identification of human remains following a mass fatality incident. This document does not speak to the role forensic pathologists ...

Forensic Anthropology in Disaster Victim Identification: Best Practice Recommendations for...

This document provides guidelines and best practices relevant to the role of forensic anthropology in a DVI operation. Anthropological methods, techniques and principles are typically employed in five primary capacities: 1) during the Preparedness phase of a DVI operation, 2) the...

Best Practice Recommendation for the Preparation of Test Impressions from Footwear and...

Best Practices for the Preparation of Test Impressions from Footwear and Tires

Guidelines for Opinions and Testimony in Forensic Toxicology

This document delineates guidelines for best practices in forensic toxicology opinions and testimony. Specifically, it is intended for the subdisciplines of human performance toxicology (e.g., driving-under-the-influence of alcohol or drugs and drug-facilitated crimes), postmorte...

Best Practice Recommendation for Lifting of Footwear and Tire Impressions

This document provides the best practice recommendations for personnel responsible for lifting footwear and tire impressions. The recommendations set forth in this document optimize the recovery of impressions. The procedures included in this document may not cover all aspects of...