Accession Number PB2012-113254
Title Role and Impact of Forensic Evidence in the Criminal Justice System. Executive Summary.
Publication Date Dec 2010
Media Count 12p
Personal Author T. McEwen
Abstract The Institute for Law and Justice, Inc. (ILJ) has completed a major study on the role and impact of forensic evidence in the criminal justice system. The study was supported by a grant award from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) in 2006. As stated in NIJs solicitation, the key objectives of the study were to: Estimate the percentage of crime scenes from which one or more types of forensic evidence are collected. Describe and catalog the kinds of forensic evidence collected at crime scenes. Track the use and attrition of forensic evidence in the criminal justice system from crime scenes through laboratory analysis, and then through subsequent criminal justice processes. Identify which forms of forensic evidence contribute most frequently to successful case outcomes. The study called for tracking cases and forensic evidence through local criminal justice processes for five offense types: homicides, sexual assaults, aggravated assaults, robberies, and burglaries. The participating sites in ILJs study were Denver, Colorado and San Diego, California. Through extensive data collection efforts, detailed information was collected on 4,049 offenses in Denver and 3,207 offenses in San Diego.
Keywords Assault and battery
Burglary
Disposition
Forensic science
Investigative techniques
Police effectiveness
Robbery
Sexual assault


 
Source Agency Office of Justice Programs.
NTIS Subject Category 92C - Social Concerns
91C - Fire Services, Law Enforcement, & Criminal Justice
43D - Police, Fire, & Emergency Services
57F - Cytology, Genetics, & Molecular Biology
57D - Clinical Chemistry
Corporate Author Institute for Law and Justice, Alexandria, VA.
Document Type Technical report
Title Note N/A
NTIS Issue Number 1222
Contract Number NCJRS-2006-DN-BX-0095

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