Hair Subgroup

Forensic Human Hair Examination Guidelines

Microscopic hair examination sample
Everything you wanted to know about hair examinations but never thought you would have to ask.

Process To Create

  • To provide a standardized methodology for the hair examination process
  • Drafts offered to community for comment
  • Comments reviewed by the hair 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

Documents

Members

Amy Michaud

ATF Laboratory

Joshua Friedman

FBI Laboratory

Silvana Tridico

Victoria Police Forensic Services Centre

Peter DeForest

John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Stephen Shaw

FBI Laboratory

Lara Mosenthin

Kentucky State Police

Larry Peterson

US Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory

Ricci Cooksey

California Department of Justice Sacramento Crime Laboratory

Bonnie Yates

Retired US Fish and Wildlife Lab

David Exline

Gateway Analytical