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JPAC/CIL is sponsoring an American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors / Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB) Assessor Training Course July 19-23, 2010 in Honolulu, HI.  For more information about ASCLD/LAB, please visit www.ascld-lab.org, and information and registration for this course can be found at www.ascld-lab.org/trng/assessorcouse.html.  Registration is $475, but you may submit an application now without payment to secure a slot in the course.

Please note that this course was mistakenly labeled as 'closed' on ASCLD/LAB's website, but registration is still open until June 14.  For questions about course availability, plase contact Vince Sava (808.448.1749) or Caprice Fowler (919.773.2600).


Los documentos ya están disponibles en español.

Draft guidelines are now available in Spanish.  Final documents will also translated into Spanish and posted on this website.  Elsa Jaramillo Schloss, an interpreter for the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) - Colombia (Bogotá) provided the translations.    Thank you, Elsa!


SWGANTH approved a logo at the June 2010 meeting designed by Lisa Bailey.  It is currently undergoing minor revisions, but will appear on the website when completed.  Thanks to all those who contributed designs.


Guidelines and drafts are being posted as they are completed and approved by Committee Chairs and the SWGANTH Board.  Please check the Guidelines page periodically to view recent additions. 


Check out the Feedback Forum which is a blog, and please post your comments!



SWGDAM - DNA Analysis

SWGDE - Digital Evidence  www.swgde.org

SWGDOC - Questioned Documents

SWGDOG - Dog and Orthogonal detector Guidelines  www.swgdog.org

SWGDRUG - Analysis of Siezed Drugs  www.swgdrug.org

SWGFAST - Latent Fingerprints  www.swgfast.org

SWGGUN - Firearms and Toolmarks  www.swggun.org

SWGIT - Imaging Technologies

SWGMAT - Materials

SWGSTAIN - Bloodstain Pattern Analysis  www.swgstain.org

FISWG - Facial Identification www.fiswg.org



Adams DE, Lothridge KL.  Scientific Working Groups.  Forensic Science Communications 2000;2(3).    www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/fsc/backissu/july2000/swgroups.htm

American Academy of Forensic Sciences                                         www.aafs.org

International Association for Identification                                     www.theiai.org

American Board of Forensic Anthropology                                                          www.theabfa.org

American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board - International                                                                             http://www.ascld-lab.org/international/indexinternational.html




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