ATTORNEY GENERAL'S INITIATIVE ON DNA LABORATORY BACKLOGS (AGID-LAB) WORKING GROUP MEMBERSHIP

Monday, October 21, 2002
Courtyard by Marriott
Crystal City, Virginia

Table of Contents

• Welcoming, Introductions, and Opening Remarks
• South African Police Service Forensic Science Laboratory
  • The Crime Problem in South Africa
  • Forensic Automation Through Robotics
    • The Marshal cassette
    • The South Africa forensics lab and processing
    • Cost savings
• Discussion of Automated Forensic DNA Analysis
  • IT and Information Sharing
    • Time lag, space, and staff issues
    • Time issues
    • How should Federal funds be allocated?
  • Integrating Systems
  • Location of Evidence
    • Proper storage -- standards and other issues
• Mitochondrial DNA Analysis
• Public Comment
• Postconviction DNA Testing
• Closing Remarks

   

   

   

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