ASB BPR012 Public Comment Period Open - BPR for Articulating a Source Identification in FR Examinations- Deadline July 8

[Brocky]

Good Afternoon All and Happy Friday,


As per my comments at the last California Friction Ridge Study Group monthly webinar the first OSAC document that is progressing through the ASB Standards Development process and is at the “Public Comment” period.

ASB Best Practice Recommendation for Articulating a Source Identification in Friction Ridge Examinations is attached in PDF form and available through the links below.

Please READ this document and discuss it amongst your office and fellow friction ridge examiners.
If you have any comments, suggestions or alterations that you would like to see in this document please use the attached Comment Template to record those and send them via email to asb@aafs.org

The time to have your say is NOW.
Deadline for Comments is July 8th, 2019

Please share this document and your opportunity to pass comment on it with all your Forensic and in particular FINGERPRINT contacts.






The document is available on the ASB website at : http://www.asbstandardsboard.org/notice ... rdination/

According to the ASB Policies and Procedures, “Notification of standards development activity shall be announced in suitable media as appropriate to demonstrate an opportunity for participation by all directly and materially affected persons.”
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 012, Best Practice Recommendation for Articulating a Source Identification in Friction Ridge Examinations, First Edition (comment deadline, July 8, 2019)
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 068, Safe Handling of Firearms and Ammunition, First Edition (comment deadline, July 8, 2019)
Note: a specific Proposed Resolution must accompany each comment or it cannot be considered.
Please download the template for comments to documents posted for ballot, and return it to asb@aafs.org by the close of the comment period.



If you have any further questions or enquiries please don’t hesitate to reply to steve.brock@shf.sccgov.org or give me a call on (408) 808-4750.

Thanks
Steven Brock
Latent Fingerprint Examiner Supervisor
Santa Clara County - Office of the Sheriff
55 W Younger Ave, San Jose CA 95110
Phone: (408) 808-4749



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Documents for Public Comment
The following documents are now available for Public Comment:
• ASB Best Practice Recommendation 012, Best Practice Recommendation for Articulating a Source Identification in Friction Ridge Examinations, First Edition (comment deadline, July 8, 2019)
• ASB Best Practice Recommendation 068, Safe Handling of Firearms and Ammunition, First Edition (comment deadline, July 8, 2019)
The documents, comment template, and additional information can be accessed through the Notification of Standard Development and Coordination section of the ASB website.

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[Michele]

I was just thinking, if 012 is considered to be a best practice by those who wrote it, have they changed their procedures and moved in this direction?

There are a lot of practitioners on the OSAC and ASB, how many of them have changed their SOPs to reflect the terms and definitions of 'source identification' and 'propositions'?

I know DOJ uses the term source identification, an the Army Crime Lab may use the term proposition. Who else has changed, and if they haven't changed, why not if they believe this to be a 'Best Practice'?

Michele

[josher89]

I think until this are officially adopted/published, they are still just proposals. I would also venture a guess that there will be additional guidance given on how to report results that may get into testimony as well.