These Best Practice Manuals (BPMs) have been funded with support from the European Commission. These publications reflect the views only of ENFSI, and the European Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Best Practice Manuals and Forensic Guidelines
Best Practice Manuals, Forensic Guidelines and Supporting Documents
Best Practice Manuals
Forensic Guidelines and Supporting Documents
Guidelines for the single laboratory Validation of Instrumental and Human Based Methods in Forensic Science
2017-11-22 11:31:05
Annex to Guidelines for the single laboratory Validation of Instrumental and Human Based Methods in Forensic Science - Examples
2017-11-22 11:33:42
ENFSI survey DNA databases Europe 2020
2021-09-15 11:06:06
ENFSI QA Programme v 16
2022-03-01 09:30:37
Guideline for the training of staff in forensic DNA-laboratories
2022-03-28 13:35:13
Guideline for DNA Database Management Review and Recommendations
2023-10-05 10:16:29
Guideline for DNA Contamination Minimization in DNA Laboratories
2023-10-05 10:14:49
ENFSI Guideline for internal Validation/Verification of Various Aspects of the DNA Profiling Process
2024-02-05 09:11:54
Best Practice Manuals
Forensic Guidelines and Supporting Documents
Drugs Sampling Guideline UNODC-ENFSI
2016-09-27 12:47:41
Education and Training Outline for Forensic Drug Practitioners
2016-09-27 11:27:09
Guidelines on sampling of illicit drugs for qualitative analysis (2016)
2017-05-29 16:10:44
Guidelines on Sampling of Illicit Drugs for Quantitative Analysis (2015)
2016-09-27 11:26:42
Calculator for Sampling of Illicit Drugs for Quantitative Analysis (2015)
2016-09-27 11:26:13
Guideline for qNMR Analysis
2020-01-16 13:26:05
ENFSI DWG Qualitative Sampling Calculator - Revision July 2017 (xls2007-2016)
2018-07-20 08:39:08
ENFSI DWG Qualitative Sampling Calculator - Revision July 2017 (for Excel 1997- 2003)
2018-07-20 08:40:17
Minimum reporting requirements for the analysis of controlled drugs
2017-05-29 16:13:06
Guideline for the use of Chemometrics in Forensic Chemistry
2021-09-13 15:12:06
Framework
Best Practice Manuals
Best Practice Manuals
BPM for the Methodology of Speaker Comparison
2022-12-22 12:32:43
BPM for Digital Audio Authenticity Analysis
2022-12-27 10:58:35
Forensic Guidelines
Paint
Best Practice Manuals
Forensic Guidelines
EPG Guideline-001 Guideline for the initial inspection search and recovery of forensic paint samples
2022-06-28 08:49:00
EPG Guideline-002 Guideline for the forensic examination of paint by FT infrared spectroscopy
2022-06-28 08:50:14
EPG Guideline-003 Guideline for the forensic examination of paint by Raman spectroscopy
2022-06-28 08:50:55
EPG Guideline-004 Guideline for the forensic examination of paint by SEM_EDS
2022-06-28 08:51:40
EPG Guideline-005 Guideline for the forensic examination of paint by Pyrolysis GCMS
2022-06-28 08:52:21
Glass
Best Practice Manuals
Forensic Guidelines
Guideline for Quantitative Elemental Analysis of Glass Samples using LA-ICP-MS
2022-12-22 12:41:14
Guideline for the Micro X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Glass Samples in Forensic Science
2022-12-22 12:42:18
Guideline for the Scanning Electron Microscopy and Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy of Glass Samples in Forensic Science
2022-12-22 12:44:10
Guideline for the Determination of Refractive Indices of Glass Fragments
2022-12-22 12:44:56
Guideline for the Forensic Examination of Visual Characteristics of Control and Recovered Samples of Glass
2022-12-22 12:46:03
Guideline for the Recovery of Glass in Forensic Identification and Comparison of Glass
2022-12-22 12:46:57
Overview external PT&CE providers (04/23)
2024-01-25 09:02:55
Overview PT and CE provided by ENFSI_2018
2019-01-03 15:53:44
Guidance on the conduct of Proficiency Tests and Collaborative Exercises within ENFSI FINGERPRINT WORKING GROUP
2021-05-10 17:08:58
Framework for the Conduct of Proficiency Tests and Collaborative Excercises within ENFSI
2023-08-28 13:49:34
Report on the 2023 Multidisciplinary Collaborative Exercise
2024-01-24 10:38:11