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Author: Yujiemi Chisholm
FTCOE

Familial DNA Searching: Current Approaches – Part II

In Part Two of this four-part panel discussion series, panelists focus on existing protocols related to established familial DNA searching processes and how they address privacy concerns. The presenters also explore the role the Scientific Working Group on DNA Analysis Methods (SWGDAM) Familial Search Recommendations took in the development of such processes.
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June 2014
National Institute of Standards and Technology

Forensic Science Laboratories: Handbook for Facility Planning, Design, Construction, and Relocation

This handbook is a resource for laboratory directors, designers, consultants, and other stakeholders involved in the construction or major renovation of forensic science laboratories. Laboratory construction and renovation projects must meet the unique needs and requirements of the regional law enforcement and criminal justice community it serves. This document will guide forensic laboratory facility planners on how to meet these requirements by applying principles, processes, tools, and resources that are applicable across a broad range of facility types. This document strives to highlight basic facility life cycle processes as well as those specific requirements that are unique to forensic science laboratories [Description provided by the NIST website].
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June 2013
Office of Justice Programs

Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward

In this report, The National Academy of Sciences’ Committee on Identifying the Needs of the Forensic Science Community fulfills the congressional charge of providing recommendations on policy initiatives that must be adopted in any plan to improve the forensic science disciplines and to allow the forensic science community to serve society more effectively [Description provided by the NIJ website].
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August 2009

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