Forensic sciences
Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories, 2005
Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories, 2002
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2005 | Contact: Stu Smith (202) 307-0784 |
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WASHINGTON - The nation's public forensic crime labs ended 2002 with more than 500,000 backlogged requests for forensic services, compared to 290,000 requests that were backlogged at the beginning of the year, a 70 percent increase...
Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories (CPFFCL)
Provides a comprehensive look at the forensic services provided by federal, state, and local crime labs across the nation and the resources devoted to completing the work. The Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories collects data on staff, budgets, and workloads within publicly operated labs. The census also provides information on lab accreditations, proficiency tests, and other quality assurances.
50 Largest Crime Labs, 2002
Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories, 2005
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TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2008 | Contact: Kara McCarthy: 202-307-1241 |
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CRIME LABS RECEIVED AN ESTIMATED 2.7 MILLION CASES IN 2005
WASHINGTON - Federal, state, and local forensic crime labs received evidence from an estimated 2.7 million criminal investigations during 2005, according to a report by the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics...