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DALLAS COUNTY (TX) - FORENSIC CRIME LABORATORY - A STUDY TO DETERMINE WAYS TO IMPROVE CAPABILITY IN THE FIELD OF QUESTIONED DOCUMENT EXAMINATION - POLICE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT

NCJ Number
40407
Author(s)
J J HARRIS
Date Published
1977
Length
8 pages
Annotation
THIS STUDY OF THE LABORATORY'S SERVICES, DATED FEBRUARY 1977, WAS CARRIED OUT FOR THE INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC SCIENCES OF THE OFFICE OF THE MEDICAL EXAMINER, WHICH SERVES 816,000 PEOPLE LIVING WITHIN 270.8 SQUARE MILES.
Abstract
THE STUDY ORIGINATED IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FOR AN EVALUATION OF LABORATORY FACILITIES AND PERSONNEL TO DETERMINE HOW THE INSTITUTE MIGHT EXPAND AND IMPROVE ITS QUESTIONED DOCUMENT SERVICES AND CAPABILITIES. IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE OPERATION, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT MORE SPACE BE PROVIDED FOR THE WORK AREA AND THAT ANOTHER DOCUMENT EXAMINER BE HIRED....KAP