Case Prioritization

Once evidence is submitted, there are a number of competing factors involved in deciding when a case is analyzed.^13,14 Prioritization may be given to cases:

• With impending court dates
• With exceptional violence
• With a serial nature
• When submitted by a target task force
• With a juvenile victim
• With submission of all elimination standards
• With "fragile" evidence or evidence required by another section of the laboratory
• With suspects who are a flight risk
• That have been in the laboratory for some time regardless of other factors
• That have political pressure
• Specific court orders

¹³ Effectively Utilizing DNA Technology to Solve Crime in Orange County 2009-2010 Annual Report pp9,10 PDF download: 208kB
¹⁴ Arkansas State Crime Laboratory Special Report Case Prioritization and Turnaround (April 10, 2009). PDF download: 112kB • Visit the Arkansas Division of Legislative Audit »

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