NCJ Number
228198
Date Published
April 2009
Length
4 pages
Annotation
The Scientific Working Group on Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (SWGSTAIN) presents a list of recommended defined terms for use in bloodstain pattern analysis (BPA), based on a review of terminology in use across the BPA field.
Abstract
The 37 defined BPA terms presented are intended for use when teaching, discussing, writing, or testifying on BPA. The SWGSTAIN is composed of BPA experts from North America, Europe, New Zealand, and Australia. This working group provides a professional forum in which practitioners in BPA and related fields can discuss and evaluate methods, techniques, protocols, quality assurance, education, and research related to BPA. The working group's ultimate goal is to use these professional exchanges to address substantive and operational issues within the BPA field and to build consensus-based, or "best practice," guidelines for the enhancement of the BPA discipline.