Ensuring the Quality of Forensic Service Providers through Accreditation:The Illinois State Police Crime Scene Services Command Experience

he Houston Police Department has spent millions of dollars reviewing cases worked in its crime laboratory.1 The Boston Police Department shut down its latent-fingerprint unit after discovering incorrect results that led to the conviction of a man in a police officer shooting.2 Similar headlines have befallen other local and state police agencies.3 Whereas most police … Continue reading Ensuring the Quality of Forensic Service Providers through Accreditation:The Illinois State Police Crime Scene Services Command Experience