NCJ Number
18514
Date Published
1974
Length
36 pages
Annotation
AN EVALUATION OF A PROJECT THAT INCREASED THE MANPOWER OF THE DALLAS COUNTY INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC SCIENCES BY THREE SCIENTISTS AND ADDED NEW EQUIPMENT AND REFERENCE VOLUMES TO THE LABORATORY.
Abstract
THIS EVALUATION REPORT IS ORGANIZED BY PROJECT OBJECTIVE. THE FIRST OBJECTIVE WAS TO PROVIDE SERVICES NOT AVAILABLE NOR LIKELY TO BE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH LOCAL FUNDING. THE 14 NEW SERVICES PROVIDED ARE LISTED AND DESCRIBED IN TABLE FORM. THE SECOND OBJECTIVE WAS TO INCREASE LABORATORY PRODUCTIVITY AND TO INCREASE THE SPEED OF REPORTING RESULTS. THE AVERAGE TIME TAKEN TO PERFORM 18 DIFFERENT SERVICES IS CONTRASTED BETWEEN 1972 AND EACH QUARTER OF THE EVALUATION YEAR. THE THIRD AND FOURTH OBJECTIVES ARE CONCERNED WITH TRAINING SCIENTISTS TO UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS OF THE POLICE CONCERNING THE LAB AND WITH TRAINING POLICEMEN TO UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS OF THE SCIENTISTS AS FAR AS EVIDENCE COLLECTION AND PRESENTATION IS CONCERNED. THE NUMBER OF PERSONS TRAINED IS REPORTED. ATTACHMENTS DISCUSS THE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE ANALYSIS CAPABILITY OF THE LAB, THE EQUIPMENT THAT IS USED, AND THE PERCENTAGE OF LAB INVOLVEMENT IN VARIOUS TYPES OF CRIMES.