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The American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors
AbbreviationASCLD
Formation1974; 51 years ago (1974)
FounderBriggs White, then director of the FBI Laboratory
Founded atQuantico, Virginia
TypeNot-for-profit organization
Legal statusProfessional society
PurposeBring together crime lab leaders
Location
Region served
United States and worldwide
ServicesAnnual conferences
Membership700 (2025)
President
Dean Gialamas
FundingMembers fees
Websitewww.ascld.org

The American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD, pronounced 'azz-clad') is an American nonprofit society for forensic science.[1] Membership is multinational, and is open to crime lab directors, managers or supervisors.[1][2] ASCLD holds an annual members' conference, in which management training is given and networking is encouraged.[3]

History

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The origins of ASCLD lie in a meeting of crime laboratory directors organised in 1973 by Clarence Kelly and Briggs White, of the FBI. At this meeting, a steering committee was formed, which brought ASCLD into being in 1974. The first meeting was held in Quantico.[2][4]

In the 1980s, ASCLD created subcommittee to develop standards for crime laboratories. This subcommittee was spun off as a separate organization, The American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors Laboratory Accreditation Board, or ASCLD/LAB. ASCLD/LAB merged with ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) in 2016.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "About ASCLD". ASCLD. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  2. ^ a b Newton, Michael (2008). The Encyclopedia of Crime Scene Investigation. Infobase Publishing. p. 8.
  3. ^ Tilstone, William J.; et al. (2006). Forensic Science: An Encyclopedia of History, Methods and Techniques. ABC-CLIO. p. 76.
  4. ^ a b "ASCLD - Our History". ASCLD. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  5. ^ "ANSI National Accreditation Board | ANAB". anab.ansi.org. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
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