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Why do forensic service providers need a quality assurance program? What is a quality assurance program? If an agency does not have a crime laboratory, why worry about it?
First and foremost, law e...
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Advances in DNA technology over the last decade require police departments to take a new approach to how potentially critical evidence at a crime scene is located and identified. Cellular DNA, or “t...
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Rethinking the Ownership of Crime Labs: No Matter Who Is in Charge, Jurisdictional Commitment Is Key
It is doubtful that any police chief would agree to run a hospital or an engineering firm. Hospitals and engineering firms are not police business, and they require skill sets and value systems unique...
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Since the introduction of modern sciences into law enforcement in the late 1920s with what is called today “crime labs,” a tremendous revolution in the application of technology to fight and preve...
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A popular refrain from comedian Rodney Dangerfield is “I don’t get no respect.” Rodney made millions laugh at his never-ending examples of trying to gain acceptance and well…respect.
In the...
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The life of a law enforcement vehicle is brutal. It takes a beating on many different levels, from the speeds at which it routinely is driven to the number of road miles it travels during a 24-hour pe...
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The key to a state having a secure driver license and identification card issuance system is a comprehensive approach that focuses on prevention and deterrence against fraud. From the initial applicat...
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Law enforcement agencies need to be able to respond to criminals who are using technology for their criminal enterprises. Today, law enforcement agencies have numerous modern high-technology tools inc...
