CLIS (CRIMINALISTICS LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEM), V 1 - IDENTIFICATION OF USER NEEDS

• NCJ Number: 30453
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 56 pages
• Grant Number(s): 73-SS-99-3309
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: SEARCH Group Inc.
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: SUPPLEMENT TO TECHNICAL REPORT NO. 11

Annotation

THIS DOCUMENT IDENTIFIES SPECIFIC USER NEEDS FOR TYPES OF INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED BY THE PROPOSED CRIMINALISTICS LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEM.

Abstract

TWELVE ON-SITE LABORATORY VISITS WERE MADE AND 176 LABORATORIES WERE SURVEYED. INTERVIEW GUIDES AND SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES ARE APPENDED. INFORMATIONAL AREAS IDENTIFIED BY THESE LABS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: SOURCES OF STANDARD SAMPLES; COMPILATION OF STATISTICS TO DETERMINE SPECIMEN UNIQUENESS; ANALYTICAL/IDENTIFICATION SUPPORT; BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION AND LITERATURE ABSTRACTS; RIFLING SPECIFICATIONS; SOURCES OF SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE; SOURCES OF SPECIALIZED REAGENTS; COMPUTATION DATA AND CAPABILITY; AND EXPLOSIVE TAGGING. THESE NEED AREAS ARE BRIEFLY DEFINED. OTHER SURVEY RESULTS ARE PRESENTED, INCLUDING THE PERCENTAGE OF QUESTIONS ANSWERED, PERSONNEL INFORMATION, A LIST OF AUTOMATED LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEMS, AND INSTRUMENTATION IN USE. SEE ALSO NCJ-28032 (PROJECT OVERVIEW), 30454, 30455, AND 30456.