Identification Conclusion
Definition
An interpretation supported by comparative evidence, with limitations stated. Biological-profile compatibility is corroborative and does not alone individualise remains; terminology must reflect the evidence and applicable reporting requirements.
Related terms
- ABFA Diplomate
- Professional certification by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology. The multilevel programme requires Analyst certification before Diplomate application, with a relevant doctorate,...
- BSA 2023 Section 39
- The expert-evidence provision of India's Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023, successor to Indian Evidence Act Section 45. Governs the admissibility of expert opinion...
- Daubert Reliability Considerations
- Non-exhaustive considerations from the US Supreme Court’s 1993 decision, including testability, peer review, error rates and general acceptance. Federal admissibility is governed...
- FASE
- Forensic Anthropology Society of Europe, a professional organisation offering individual forensic anthropology certification. It should not be conflated with ENFSI expert working...
- ISO/IEC 17020
- International requirements for bodies performing inspection. ISO published the 2026 edition to replace the 2012 edition. Forensic inspection accreditation concerns specified activities;...
- ISO/IEC 17025:2017
- The international standard specifying general requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. Covers management (document control, non-conforming work, audits) and...
- OSAC Forensic Anthropology Standards Work
- NIST-supported standards development and evaluation for forensic anthropology. Standards-development organisations publish consensus standards; OSAC evaluates documents for its Registry, including proposed drafts...
- SWGANTH
- Scientific Working Group for Forensic Anthropology. Its Personal Identification guidance is dated 2010 and discusses comparative radiography, implants and other contributions. It...
- Technical Review of Casework
- Evaluation by a competent reviewer of whether documented data, analyses and methods support the report. The scope, findings and resolution of disagreements...