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Each laboratory has unique factors that affect the time required for testing.1 Time requirements for evidence testing can be divided into seven phases:
- Phase 1: time between crime occurrence and submission of evidence to laboratory
- Phase 2: time between evidence submission and start of analysis
- Phase 3: time required to perform laboratory analysis
- Phase 4: time required to conduct post-analysis laboratory activities
- Phase 5: time involved in analytical report generation
- Phase 6: time between report delivery and return of evidence to submitting agency
- Phase 7: time between return of evidence and trial date
This section will examine the factors affecting each of these phases.
1 Report to the Mississippi Legislature A Review of the Department of Public Safety's Mississippi Crime Laboratory PDF download: 1MB
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