The American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors explained

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

History

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.^{[1] [3] [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.^[5]

References

1. Web site: About ASCLD. ASCLD. 11 April 2011.
2. Book: Tilstone, William J.. Forensic Science: An Encyclopedia of History, Methods and Techniques. 2006. ABC-CLIO. 76. etal.
3. Book: Newton, Michael. The Encyclopedia of Crime Scene Investigation. 2008. Infobase Publishing. 8.
4. News: ASCLD - Our History . en-US . ASCLD . 2022-03-28.
5. Web site: ANSI National Accreditation Board ANAB . 2022-03-28 . anab.ansi.org . en-us.