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Within ten minutes of my last post, the Washington State Patrol tweeted the following : Click on image to read WSP press release. So while their backlog might be growing, the number DNA CODIS hits are also growing. Thanks for [Continue Reading Washington State Patrol Clarifies…]  With nationwide state budget crises, it’s no wonder public crime lab backlogs are growing. Open vacancies are the worst thing for backlogs, as it is almost impossible to grab a new college student off the street and throw them into case work quickly. The Washington State Patrol Crime Lab is dealing with more cases in these [Continue Reading Washington State Patrol Crime Lab’s Growing Backlog…] While many disciplines in forensics can be learned in college, or quickly on the job, firearms analysis is one that typically can not. Most university administrations have an inherent hatred towards firearms, precluding forensic firearms examination from being a topic that can be studied from a practical stand point. Add to that an apprenticeship style training program [Continue Reading RI Crime Lab Firearms Evidence Facing 4 Year Backlog…] So apparently another law enforcement agency is about to open it’s own crime lab — so much for people listening to the NAS report, and it’s recommendation for getting crime labs out of the hands of law enforcement and prosecutors to reduce institutional bias. The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is scheduled to open its own $1 million [Continue Reading Local police tired of waiting on DNA evidence seek their own labs…] The news that Houston Police Department has a DNA backlog is not surprising at all. In fact it should be expected, considering it was closed down for a significant period of time. Seven years after the Houston Police Department crime lab scandal first broke, city officials acknowledged this week that nearly 4,000 rape kits and other crime [Continue Reading Further Fallout from the Houston Crime Lab Scandal…] |
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