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DNA Research
Crime Labs Received an Estimated 2.7 Million Cases in 2005
August 17th, 2008
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 (BJS). These cases included requests for a variety of forensic services, such as DNA analysis, controlled substance identification, and fingerprint examination. An estimated 359,000 cases were backlogged (or not completed within 30 days) at the end of 2005--a 24 percent increase from the estimated 287,000 cases backlogged at yearend 2002. Publicly funded crime labs employed an estimated total of 12,000 full-time personnel in 2005. Forensic...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2008-08-17)
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