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1 results foundAuthor: California Crime Laboratory Review Task Force Title: An Examination of Forensic Science in California Summary: Over the years, a network of forensic laboratories was created throughout California to serve the state’s criminal justice system. The California Department of Justice established several state-level labs while counties or cities developed their own entities. Since the criminal justice system depends on high-quality forensic science services, California enacted legislation in October 2007 to review the state’s crime laboratory system (Assembly Bill 1079, Richardson) with a mandate to the Department of Justice to create and chair the California Crime Laboratory Review Task Force. The legislation added section 11062 to the California Penal Code, which directed the Task Force to “make recommendations as to how best to configure, fund, and improve the delivery of state and local crime laboratory services in the future.” The mandate considered a variety of issues for the Task Force to review, including the following: Organization and management of crime laboratory services; Staff and training; Funding; Performance standards and equipment; and Statewide forensic science oversight. This report has two goals: first, to provide an accurate snapshot of the current condition of government-funded forensic science in California, including descriptions and explanations of both successful and failed delivery of timely, reliable, scientific testing; and second, to recommend steps that state and local policymakers can take to identify and address deficiencies in the field while continuing to support its achievements. A complete listing of the Task Force’s recommendations follows. The full report includes background information and discussions of the recommendations; each of these recommendations reflects the consensus of the Task Force. Details: Sacramento: The Task Force, 2009. 181p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed November 29, 2010 at: http://ag.ca.gov/publications/crime_labs_report.pdf Year: 2009 Country: United States URL: http://ag.ca.gov/publications/crime_labs_report.pdf Shelf Number: 120308 Keywords: Crime LaboratoriesForensic Sciences (California) |