After report on Austin Police DNA lab quality issues, vision for new lab still unclearRead More
Crime Labs
City of Austin releases report on what contributed to ‘significant’ quality issues in the APD DNA lab
Progress made but a lot more needed to free the innocent
Disciplinary Hearings Begin For Ex-Prosecutors Accused Of Withholding Evidence In Farak Drug Lab Scandal
Lots of Drugs, Lax Oversight: Former SF Medical Examiner Staffers Say Lab Analyst’s Meth Arrest ‘Just the Tip of the Iceberg’
A scientist in Fort Worth’s crime lab says rules were broken. Now a judge wants answers.
Arrest of lab worker at SF medical examiner’s office, allegedly with evidence bag of meth, could taint cases
Updated requirements for handling, preservation, and storage of biological evidence
The NC State Crime Laboratory has updated its evidence protocols pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-268, which requires that the lab review and update its minimum guidelines for the preservation of biological evidence every two years. The procedures were updated in Aug. 7, 2020. Information about these updates was shared with IDS, the Chief …
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Meth contamination found at state crime lab
American Academy of Forensic Sciences Standards Board Documents
The AAFS Standards Board develops documentary standards for forensics through a consensus process, involving participation by all directly and materially affected persons. Standards are being developed for each forensic discipline. The standards that have been published are available on the ASB website.
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Austin could remove forensics lab from police oversight this fall, releases timeline to dismantle APD
Four-year review of old forensic blood typing cases ends after no serious problems identified
New development may throw thousands more drug lab cases into question
NIJ Publishes Digital Evidence Policies and Procedures Manual
This month the National Institute of Justice’s (NIJ) Forensic Technology Center of Excellence published a Digital Evidence Policies and Procedures Manual to be used as a guide for law enforcement agencies. The preface to the manual clarifies that policies and procedures should be tailored to fit each lab’s particular circumstances, and further that a manual …
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Emerging Issues in the Evolution of the Texas Forensic Science Commission and National Reform Webinar
A new installment of the Stetson Law Crime Scene to Courtroom webinar series, Emerging Issues in the Evolution of the Texas Forensic Science Commission and National Reform is presented by Lynn Robitaille Garcia, General Counsel for the Texas Commission on Forensic Science. Over the course of the webinar, Ms. Garcia describes the changes that have …