Guideline for Forensic Examination of Pressure Sensitive Tape

Descriptions of various tapes, manufacturing similarities and differences and the steps in a forensic analysis. 

Process to Create

• To provide a standardized to an analysis generally conducted randomly and infrequently in forensic laboratories.
• Drafts offered to community for comment
• Comments reviewed by the tape 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
   

1. Mark Ahonen
   Indiana State Police Laboratory
    
2. Lee Bender
   ATF
    
3. Susan Gross
   Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
    
4. Andria Mehltretter
   FBI Laboratory
    
5. Ulrich Simmross
   Bundeskriminalamt Kriminaltechnisches Institut

   Corresponding Members

1. Jenny M. Smith
   Missouri Highway Patrol
2. Thom Hopen
   ATF

• Tape Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) Guideline
   

• Guideline for Forensic Examination of Pressure Sensitive Tapes
   

• Guideline for Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy in Forensic Tape Examinations
   

• Guideline for Using Light Microscopy in Forensic Examinations of Tape Components
   

• Assessing Physical Characteristics in Forensic Tape Examinations Guideline
   

• Tape Admissibility Package
   

• Tape Bibliography