Table 8.
Summary of available documentary standards and guidelines on forensic DNA. If an earlier version of a document has been superseded, then only the latest version (as of April 2015) is noted.
| Source (date) | Document title | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| DNA Advisory Board (1998/1999) | FBI Quality Assurance Standards (QAS) for forensic and databasing laboratories | [29,30] |
| SWGDAM (2011) | Revised FBI QAS for forensic and databasing laboratories and accompanying audit documents | [82] |
| SWGDAM (2010) | Interpretation guidelines for autosomal STR typing by forensic DNA testing laboratories | [83] |
| SWGDAM (2012) | Validation guidelines for DNA analysis methods | [84] |
| SWGDAM (2013) | Interpretation guidelines for mitochondrial DNA analysis by forensic DNA testing laboratories and mitochondrial DNA nomenclature examples document | [85,86] |
| SWGDAM (2013) | Training guidelines | [87] |
| SWGDAM (2014) | Guidelines for missing persons casework | [88] |
| SWGDAM (2014) | Interpretation guidelines for Y-chromosome STR typing | [89] |
| SWGDAM (2014) | Guidelines for STR enhanced detection methods | [90] |
| SWGDAM (2015) | Guidelines for the collection and serological examination of biological evidence | [91] |
| ENFSI DNA WG (2010) | Recommended minimum criteria for the validation of various aspects of the DNA profiling process | [92] |
| ENFSI DNA WG (2010) | Training DNA staff: concept training document | [93] |
| ENFSI DNA WG (2010) | Contamination prevention guidelines | [94] |
| ENFSI DNA WG (2014) | DNA database management: review and recommendations | [95] |
| Interpol (2009) | Interpol handbook on DNA data exchange and practice | [96] |
| NIST/NIJ (2013) | Biological evidence preservation handbook: best practices for evidence handlers | [97] |
| UK Forensic Regulator (2012) | The interpretation of DNA evidence | [98] |
| UK Forensic Regulator (2014) | Forensic science providers: codes of practice and conduct | [99] |
| UK Forensic Regulator (2014) | DNA analysis: codes of practice and conduct | [100] |
| UK Forensic Regulator (2014) | Allele frequency databases and reporting guidance for the DNA-17 profiling | [101] |
| UK Forensic Regulator (2014) | DNA contamination detection—the management and use of staff elimination DNA databases | [102] |
| UK Forensic Regulator (2014) | Forensic science providers: validation | [103] |
| IFSA (2014) | Minimum requirements for DNA collection, analysis, and interpretation: a document for emerging laboratories | [104] |