NCJ Number
41148
Date Published
1977
Length
27 pages
Annotation
THIS REPORT IS THE THIRD OF A SERIES OF SUPPLEMENTARY REPORTS WHICH EVALUATE RESULTS FROM A GROUPING OF SAMPLES USED IN THIS STUDY OF THE PROFICIENCY OF FORENSIC SCIENCE LABORATORIES.
Abstract
THE PROFICIENCY TESTING PROJECT, INITIATED IN THE FALL OF 1974, IS A RESEARCH STUDY OF HOW TO PREPARE AND DISTRIBUTE SPECIFIC SAMPLES; HOW TO ANALYZE LABORATORY RESULTS; AND HOW TO REPORT THOSE RESULTS IN A MEANINGFUL MANNER. PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM IS VOLUNTARY AND ANONYMOUS, AND INVOLVES APPROXIMATELY 240 LABORATORIES. TO DATE, 21 SAMPLES OF EVIDENCE HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED. THE SAMPLES REPORTED ON IN THIS VOLUME INCLUDE SOIL, FIBER, BODY FLUID, ARSON MATERIALS, AND A DRUG. FOR THE RESULTS OF OTHER TEST SAMPLE ANALYSES, SEE NCJ-41146 AND 41147.(AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)...EB