Quality & Standards
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- 2024-03-15 SWGDE Guidelines & Recommendations for Training in Digital & Multimedia Evidence (10-Q-002-3.0)
- 2024-03-07 SWGDE Minimum Requirements for Testing Tools Used in Digital and Multimedia Forensics (18-Q-001-2.1)
- 2024-02-02 SWGDE Best Practices for Personnel Presenting Digital Evidence in Legal Proceedings (23-Q-001-1.1)
- 2022-09-22 SWGDE Introduction to Testimony in Digital and Multimedia Forensics (22-Q-001-1.1)
- 2022-01-13 SWGDE Guidance for DME Labs on Addressing ANABs 2020 Update on Field Sampling v1.0
- 2021-06-17 SWGDE Establishing a Quality Management System for a Digital and Multimedia Organization under ISO-IEC 17025 or 17020 v.2.0
- 2018-11-20 SWGDE Requirements for Report Writing in Digital and Multimedia Forensics
- 2018-11-20 SWGDE Establishing Confidence in DME Forensic Results by Error Mitigation Analysis v2.0
- 2017-09-25 SWGDE Framework of a QMS for DME-FSSPs
- 2017-07-18 SWGDE Collection of Digital and Multimedia Evidence Myths vs Facts v1.2
- 2017-02-21 SWGDE Overview of the Accreditation Process for Digital and Multimedia Forensic Labs
- 2017-02-21 SWGDE Myths and Facts about Accreditation for Digital and Multimedia Evidence Labs
- 2015-09-29 SWGDE Proficiency Test Guidelines
- 2010-05-15 SWGDE Minimum Requirements for Quality Assurance in the Processing of Digital and Multimedia Evidence