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CRIME LABORATORIES
Aim: How are crime laboratories
organized?
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Development of Crime Labs
• 4 Major Problems:
1. Rapid growth with lack of planning
and coordination
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320 operating at various levels
2. No central organization
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Most labs function as part of the police
department
Others work under the DA’s Office, Medical
Examiner’s Office, or Independent Agencies
Development of Crime Labs
4 Major Problems Continued…
3.No consistency- every state different
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Staff Ranges from 1  100
Can be Diverse or Very Specialized
4.Unequal abilities- some states don’t
have as much money as others
Crime Laboratories
• National
• State
• Local
National Labs (4)
1. Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI  Largest lab in the world)
2. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
3. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, firearms, and
Explosives (ATF)
4. US Postal Inspection Service
Federal Bureau of Investigation
• First director J. Edgar
Hoover
• Offers forensic
services to ALL law
enforcement agencies
in the country
• Over 1 million
examination / year
DEA
• Provides analysis of
Drugs
– Produced
– Sold
– Transported
ATF
• Investigate federal
offenses involving the
use manufacture, and
possession of
firearms & explosives
Postal Inspection
Services
• Investigation related
to Postal Service
• None of these
services have
Unlimited Power
There are many organizations that work in
criminal cases and investigations. Can you
name the organizations with these acronyms?
1. FBI
2. CIA
3. ATF
4. DEA
5. ICPO
The answers are ...
1. FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigations
2. CIA
Central Intelligence Agency
3. ATF
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
& Firearms
4.DEA
Drug Enforcement Administration
5. ICPO
International Criminal Police
Organization (Interpol)
State Labs
• Service the state as well as local
communities that cannot afford their own
lab
NY State Crime Labs
1. The Forensic Investigation Center (FIC) in Albany, which first
opened its doors in 1996, is home to the system’s Headquarters
Laboratory and provides a full range of forensic science services,
including the state’s DNA Databank. In 2007 the Headquarters Lab
received 6,917 cases for analysis.
2. The Mid-Hudson Regional Lab, established in 1978 at Stewart
Airport in Newburgh (Orange County), provides controlled
substance examinations and toxicology analyses. In 2007, it
received 4,070 cases.
3. The Southern Tier Regional Lab in Port Crane (Broome County),
established in 1979, specializes in controlled substance
examinations. In 2007, it received 1,261 case submissions.
4. The Western Regional Lab in Olean (Cattaraugus County),
established in 1987, specializes in controlled substances,
toxicology, trace evidence and firearms tool mark examinations. It
received a total of 1,779 cases in 2007.
Local Labs
• Service Counties & Cities Agencies
• Financed by Local Government
• Nassau & Suffolk County Crime Labs
• NYC – has largest crime lab in state
(high population = high crime rate)
Summary
• Major Problems w the development of
crime labs
• 4 National Labs
– FBI
– ATF
– DEA
– Postal Inspection Service