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- 2025-03-18 Best Practices for Data Acquisition from Digital Video Recorders (17-V-002-1.4)
- 2025-03-03 Best Practices for Digital Forensic Video Analysis (18-V-001-2.1)
- 2025-03-03 Considerations for Body Worn Camera (23-V-002-1.0)
- 2025-03-03 Technical Aspects of Digital Cameras (25-P-001-1.0)
- 2025-03-03 Technical Notes on the Use of Timing Advance Records (25-F-002-1.0)
- 2025-02-28 Best Practices for Computer Forensic Examinations (18-F-001-2.0)
- 2025-02-28 Best Practices for Mobile Device Evidence Collection & Preservation Handling and Acquisition (18-F-003-2.0)
- 2025-02-28 Best Practices for Radio Frequency Propagation Surveys (25-F-003-1.0)
- 2025-02-27 Best Practices for Enhancement of Digital Audio (20-A-001-2.0)
- 2025-02-27 Core Competencies for Mobile Device Forensics (12-F-003-2.0)
- 2025-02-27 Legal and Scientific Support Related to the Admissibility of Image Examinations (23-I-001-1.0)
- 2024-11-22 Best Practices for Data Destruction Media Sterilization and Sanitization (24-F-001-1.0)
- 2024-11-22 Model Standard Operation Procedures (12-F-001-3.0)
- 2024-11-20 Guidelines for Forensic Image Analysis (16-I-002-2.0)
- 2024-03-07 SWGDE Best Practices for Drone Forensics (21-F-002-1.2)
- 2023-10-13 SWGDE Test Method for Bluetooth Module Extraction and Analysis (20-F-003-1.2)
- 2023-08-07 SWGDE Position on the Use of Reverse Location Data for Investigative Purposes (23-F-002-1.0)
- 2023-08-02 SWGDE Guidelines for Digital Imaging of Footwear and Tire Impressions (17-P-003-2.0)
- 2023-03-31 SWGDE Guidelines for Capturing Friction Ridge Detail (17-P-002-2.0)
- 2023-03-31 SWGDE Guidelines for Testing a Camera or Scanner for the Capture of Friction Ridge Detail (16-P-002-2.0)
- 2023-03-31 SWGDE Image Categories in Forensic Science (23-P-001-1.0)
- 2023-03-31 SWGDE Photographic Equipment and Infrastructure Recommendations (16-P-001-2.0)
- 2023-03-31 SWGDE Training Guidelines for Video Analysis, Image Analysis and Photography (15-M-001-1.2)