NCJ Number
34068
Date Published
1975
Length
25 pages
Annotation
THIS REPORT IS CONCERNED WITH A GRANT-MANDATED INCREASE IN CAPABILITY OF THE ORANGE COUNTY (CA) REGIONAL CRIMINALISTICS LABORATORY.
Abstract
THE GOALS WERE TO INCREASE THE OVERALL NUMBER OF CASES EXAMINED BY AT LEAST 15 PERCENT, AND TO AUGMENT THE STAFF. THESE GOALS WERE ACHIEVED BY AUTOMATING THE BLOOD-ALCOHOL ANALYSIS PROCESS AND THE ROUTINE SCREENING OF DANGEROUS DRUGS BY A GAS CHROMATOGRAPH-MASS SPECTROMETER WITH A DEDICATED MINICOMPUTER. SEVERAL ADDITIONAL CRIMINALISTS WERE HIRED. THE NUMBER OF CASES PROCESSED INCREASED BY MORE THAN FOUR TIMES THE GRANT COMPLIANCE FIGURE.