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Cost of Laboratory Analysis, Including DNA
Properly developed, implemented and communicated procedures for processing evidence collected at a crime scene are critical to cost-effectiveness within the crime laboratory.
Consider the following cost-management methods:
- Limit duplication of services and tests
- Limit analysis to the most probative items of evidence
- Limit courtroom waiting time for laboratory personnel
Investigating agencies, laboratories and judicial agencies should actively communicate with each other to work on implementing a method that addresses cost and resource issues associated with laboratory services.4
4 High-Priority Criminal Justice Technology Needs 2010 NIJ Publication PDF download: 920kB
Additional Online Courses
- What Every First Responding Officer Should Know About DNA Evidence
- Collecting DNA Evidence at Property Crime Scenes
- DNA – A Prosecutor’s Practice Notebook
- Crime Scene and DNA Basics
- Laboratory Safety Programs
- DNA Amplification
- Population Genetics and Statistics
- Non-STR DNA Markers: SNPs, Y-STRs, LCN and mtDNA
- Firearms Examiner Training
- Forensic DNA Education for Law Enforcement Decisionmakers
- What Every Investigator and Evidence Technician Should Know About DNA Evidence
- Principles of Forensic DNA for Officers of the Court
- Law 101: Legal Guide for the Forensic Expert
- Laboratory Orientation and Testing of Body Fluids and Tissues
- DNA Extraction and Quantitation
- STR Data Analysis and Interpretation
- Communication Skills, Report Writing, and Courtroom Testimony
- Español for Law Enforcement
- Amplified DNA Product Separation for Forensic Analysts
Date Created: August 8, 2023