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INSIDE THE IDAHO STATE POLICE FORENSIC SERVICES LABORATORIES

Matthew Gamette Laboratory Improvement Manager

Judges Webinar January 8, 2014

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

ISPFS Meridian Laboratory

ISPFS Pocatello 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

Challenges: Court Testimony


Competing subpoenas from different counties Distance

Travel and waiting time

Scott Hellstrom Pocatello Chemist January 29, 2014

Challenges: Court Testimony


2010 Ada County (CDA lab scientists only) 146.5 hours analyst time (3.6 weeks) ~$13,890.00 in salary and travel costs 6 testimonies for 6.75 hours total ~$2057.00/hour for expert testimony

Jeremy Johnston Breath Alcohol Discipline Leader

Solutions: Video Testimony


New Rule 43.3. Forensic Testimony by Video Teleconference. This new rule allows forensic testimony to be submitted in court proceedings via simultaneous video teleconference. Everyone

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.

There is no duty placed on the court.

Challenges: Court Testimony


Multiple state lab witnesses for same testimony ISPFS experts not a party to the case

Challenges: Slowdowns
Instrumental breakdowns (increased with aging instruments) Validation of new instrumentation

Batching (waiting for enough samples to run)


Rush requests (slows the other wait times) Obtaining all the necessary items on submission **Turnaround time starts when submission is complete**

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

Chemistry6 months to 1 year

Challenges: Drug Court Prelims


Seeking input from the courts and prosecutors Presumptive screening programs for court preliminary hearings Cut down turnaround times

Challenges: Defense Experts


New Idaho State Law Accreditation Security Contamination Efficiency

Challenges: Extensive Discovery


Requests for documents not applicable to the case (boilerplate) Requests for information outside the rules of discovery Overbearing requests slow down lab personnel

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

Completely paperless Tablets in the lab Automated reporting Efficient

Training
Evidence collection courses using standard presentations Biology/DNA Latent Impression/Footwear and Tire impressions Prosecutor DUI boot camp

Officers of the court free training: http://nij.gov/training/Pages/forensics.aspx http://projects.nfstc.org/otc/index.html


matthew.gamette@isp.idaho.gov 208-884-7217
Major Clark Rollins Clark.rollins@isp.idaho.gov 208-884-7202

Discussion of presumptive testing

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