Understanding a testing lab's audit reports - Mary Reed, Indiana State Police

Materials

Presentation

External DNA Audit Report on Compliance with the FBI Director’s Quality Assurance Standards for Forensic DNA Testing Laboratories and/or Convicted Offender DNA Databasing Laboratories. NFSTC and the NIJ.

NIJ Laboratory Auditing and Accreditation. Reliable and accurate results are a central concern for crime laboratories. Decisions about guilt or innocence are made based on a laboratory's analysis of evidence. The training modules on this CD are designed to help labs understand the ASCLD/LAB's accreditation process and how to meet the board's established standards.

Contents
Module 1 - Preparing for Accreditation
Module 2 - Understanding the ASCLD/LAB Program
Module 3 - Understanding Auditing
Module 4 - Quality Versus Qualifications
Module 5 - Dealing With Major Problems

Note: This is an executable program that requires Windows to operate.

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