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Overview
Organization of ISPFS Services of the ISPFS Laboratory System Accreditation Turnaround Times General Challenges New and Upcoming Customer Service Enhancements
Introduction to ISPFS
ISPFS Coeur dAlene Laboratory
http://www.isp.idaho.gov/forensics/index.ht ml
Introduction to ISPFS
Service Controlled Substances Analysis Crime Scene General Crime Scene Clan Labs Fire/Arson Evidence Analysis Firearms/Toolmarks Footwear/Tiretrack DNA Biology Screening DNA Database Latent Print Processing Latent Print Comparison Blood Alcohol Breath Alcohol Instrument Calibration Drugs in Blood Drugs in Urine Coeur d'Alene X X X X X Meridian X X X Pocatello X X X
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Equivalent Staffing Controlled Substances Toxicology Biology/DNA DNA Database Biology Technical Staff Blood Alcohol Breath Alcohol Latent Prints Shoe/Tire Firearms Evidence Staff 6 3 4 3 1 3 1 5.5 0.5 1 7
Stuart Jacobson
Firearms Blood Alcohol Controlled Substances
Accreditation
First accreditation 1987
First ISO 17025:2005 accreditation in 2007 Reaccreditation every 5 years Current accreditation through 2017 Over 500 management and analytical requirements Yearly internal audit and external assessment of each lab Annual report of corrective actions, personnel changes, proficiency testing
Turnaround Times:
Strategic Goal 60 days 60 days 90 days 30 days 30 days 90 days 60 days 45 days 90 days 45 days Discipline Biology Screening DNA DNA Database Blood Alcohol Controlled Substances Fingerprints Firearms/Toolmarks Fire Debris Shoe/Tire Analysis Toxicology Average Turnaround 41 days 28 days <30 days 22 days 13 days 94 days 2 cases >60 days* 2 cases >45 days* 6 cases >90 days** 18 days
Turnaround times are calculated from the date the evidence submission is complete
must be able to see and hear each other and simultaneously communicate.
The party wishing to present by video teleconference must give the other party 28 days notice and the other party must object or agree in writing no later than 14 days before the proceeding. The video testimony is recorded in the same manner as any other testimony, and it is up to the party offering the testimony to coordinate the audio visual feed into the courtroom.
Challenges: Slowdowns
Instrumental breakdowns (increased with aging instruments) Validation of new instrumentation
Solutions: Slowdowns
New instruments and maintenance agreements Partner with universities and vendors for validation work Decreasing backlogs so that rush requests are not necessary Training user agencies and using software to solve submission problems
Challenges: Training
Retention of trained scientists Recruitment of qualified applicants Training periods: Latent Prints2 years
DNA/Biology1 to 2 years
Toxicology1 to 2 years Firearms2 to 5 years
Lab Response: Provided in email PDF or on ILIMS as a PDF Available on our website Available for review at the lab Seemingly outside the scope of ICR 16 Not applicable to this case
New Website
Improvements
Online and On-demand
More information, more difficult, and standardized Virtual instruments for practice scenarios Written test and practical (hands-on) proficiency testing All certificates published online
Online prelog of evidence Online status updates Online reporting and discovery
Training
Evidence collection courses using standard presentations Biology/DNA Latent Impression/Footwear and Tire impressions Prosecutor DUI boot camp