NCJ Number
414
Date Published
1971
Length
170 pages
Annotation
METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE BEST FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICE FOR A PARTICULAR CATCHMENT AREA.
Abstract
DEMANDS PLACED UPON THIS SERVICE BY THE PATTERN OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM WERE ANALYZED FOR PHILADELPHIA AND THE LABORATORIES SERVING PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY. BASED ON ANALYSES A SIMULATION MODEL OF A LABORATORY AS A PRODUCTION FACILITY, WITH CONSTRAINTS OF TIME, AND A CAPITAL BUDGETING MODEL WERE DEVELOPED. INTERPRETATIONS OF THE FACTORS OF THE SIMULATION MODEL AS THEY APPLY TO FORENSIC LABORATORIES WERE MADE, SURVEYS OF CRIME LABORATORIES WERE CONDUCTED AND THE DATA USED IN THE MODELS ARE PRESENTED.