Description

Published annually in July.

This volume contains 130 standards.

Standards cover:

Forensic Psychophysiology – guides and practices address polygraph training and recommended practices for the design, conduct, and interpretation of psychophysiological detection of deception examinations.

Forensic Sciences – the majority of standards in this section deal with criminalistics, including forensic analysis, examination of physical evidence, documenting, labeling, storing, and retrieving evidence.

Conformity Assessment – criteria for the evaluation of testing laboratories and proficiency testing by interlaboratory comparisons.

Particle and Spray Characterization – standards cover sieving and nonsieving methods and screening media.

Nanotechnology – standards cover terminology, environmental and occupational health and safety, education and characterization, including physical, chemical, and toxicological properties.

Forensic Engineering – addresses the scientific, engineering, ethical, and legal considerations inherent in forensic engineering investigations, reporting, and testimony.