Introduction to Forensic Glass Examination
A primer of glass examination and its associated nuances
Process to Create
- Limited number of glass analysis and misconceptions in law enforcement
- Drafts offered to community for comment
- Comments reviewed by the glass subgroup and incorporated or denied. All changes presented to the full SWG for their review.
- Final draft voted on by full SWG - If approved, submitted to ASTM for incorporation
- Enforcement - Voluntary
Collection, Handling and Identification of Glass
Soup to nuts offering on information to cover all aspects
Process to create
- To improve quantity and quality of evidence submission
- Drafts offered for community comment.
- Comments reviewed by the glass subgroup and incorporated or denied. All changed presented to the full SWG for their review.
- Final Draft voted on - if approved, submitted to ASTM for incorporation.
- Enforcement - Voluntary
Initial Examination of Glass
Title is self explanatory
Process to create
- The need for an accurate primer to assist management with training and to assist current glass analyst
- Drafts offered for community comment.
- Comments reviewed by the glass subgroup and incorporated or denied. All changed presented to the full SWG for their review.
- Final Draft voted on by full SWG.
- Enforcement - Voluntary
Glass Fractures
The action and resulting characteristics of glass fractures.
Process to create
- Drafts offered for community comment.
- Comments reviewed by the glass subgroup and incorporated or denied. All changed presented to the full SWG for their review.
- Final Draft voted on by full SWG. if approved, submitted to ASTM for incorporation.
- Enforcement - Voluntary
Glass Density Examinations
Methods and process of density measurements and the application to glass analysis
Process to create
- To provide a standard application of density measurements for the forensic analyst.
- Drafts offered for community comment.
- Comments reviewed by the glass subgroup and incorporated or denied. All changed presented to the full SWG for their review.
- Final Draft voted on by full SWG. if approved, submitted to ASTM for incorporation.
- Enforcement - Voluntary
Glass Refractive Index Determination
Methods and process of refractive index measurements and the application to glass analyst.
Process to create
- Drafts offered for community comment.
- Comments reviewed by the glass subgroup and incorporated or denied. All changed presented to the full SWG for their review.
- Final Draft voted on by full SWG. if approved, submitted to ASTM for incorporation.
- Enforcement - Voluntary
Elemental Analysis of Glass
Basic understanding of glass characteristics and using elemental components in analysis.
Process to create
- To provide a basic understanding of different types of glass.
- Drafts offered for community comment.
- Comments reviewed by the glass subgroup and incorporated or denied. All changed presented to the full SWG for their review.
- Final Draft voted on by full SWG. if approved, submitted to ASTM for incorporation.
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Enforcement - Voluntary
- Stefan Becker
Bundeskriminalamt Kriminaltechnisches Institut - Maureen Bottrell
FBI Laboratory - Brenda Burton
Centre of Forensic Sciences - JoAnn Buscaglia
FBI Laboratory, Counterterrorism and Forensic Science Research Unit - Russell Davis
Lake County Regional Forensic Lab - Bob Koons
- Carolyn Krausher
RCMP - Thomas Kubic
TAKA Inc. - Jodi Webb
FBI Laboratory
