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Current Membership
This subcommittee is chaired by Rhonda Craig of the FBI Laboratory.
The other subcommittee members are Jeff Gurvis of Porter Lee Corporation, Phyllis Rollan of the Alabama Department of Forensic Science, John Nordby of Final Analysis Forensics, Rosalyn Hammond of Forensic Alliance Limited in the United Kingdom, Terry Laber of Laber and Epstein, and Mark Reynolds of the West Australian Police.
Task List
Admissibility
Widespread acceptance
Peer review
Publication
Testing
Rates of error
Existence of standards
Reliability of principles and relevance
Qualifications/Credibility of witness
Ethics
Fair/Unbiased witness
Code of ethics
Draft Documents
In accordance with the SWGSTAIN Bylaws, Section VI (D), any approved SWGSTAIN draft document or work product must be offered for public comment. Comments made in writing will be formally addressed by the appropriate SWGSTAIN Subcommittee and the response(s) published using SWGSTAIN.org. Any positive feedback and/or constructive criticism should be directed to the Legal Subcommittee Chair. Prior to reviewing a SWGSTAIN draft document, please review the Introductory Note prepared by SWGSTAIN that describes the intent and objectives of its peer review process. The following Legal Subcommittee document(s) are available for public peer review:
[Currently no Draft Documents are available]
In accordance with the SWGSTAIN Bylaws, Section VI (E), the following Legal Subcommittee draft document(s) have been offered for public peer review and are currently in the process of final ratification and/or awaiting publication as a SWGSTAIN Guidance Document(s):
[Currently no Draft Documents are available for public peer review]
The comments received by the Legal Subcommittee during the public comment period have been reviewed and considered as part of each draft document's final development. In accordance with the SWGSTAIN's Bylaws, Section VI (D), the comment(s) received by the Legal Subcommittee and SWGSTAIN's formal response(s) to these comments have been compiled and are currently available for review for the following Legal Subcommittee document(s):
[Currently no Public Comment Documents are available]
Guidance Documents
The following Guidance Documents have been developed by the Legal Subcommittee:
