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January 31, 2018 in
Our Mission: To receive, analyze and preserve physical and digital evidence while adhering to the highest standards of quality, objectivity and ethics.
(Houston Forensic Science Center.)
HFSC will redo the forensic analysis in the homicide case to ensure law enforcement and prosecutors have accurate, reliable information that will assist in their investigation.
(KHOU, with annoying autoplay video.)
The number of incidents that have been documented in the Texas DPS crime labs from 2005-2017……over 2500 incidents.
Crime Laboratory System – 60 incidents
Abilene Laboratory – 49 incidents
Amarillo Laboratory – 40 incidents
Austin Laboratory – 669 incidents
CODIS Laboratory – 68 incidents
Corpus Christi Laboratory – 38 indents
El Paso Laboratory – 140 incidents
Garland Laboratory – 278 incidents
Houston Laboratory – 616 incidents
Laredo Laboratory – 37 incidents
Lubbock Laboratory – 123 incidents
Midland Laboratory – 18 incidents
Tyler Laboratory – 139 incidents
Waco Laboratory – 133 incidents
How many of these negligence/misconduct incidents were reported to the FSC (as required per CCP 38.01)? How many lab managers and/or supervisors were reprimanded or fired for failing to curtail incidents from reoccurring? How many of these made the news?
https://www.dps.texas.gov/CrimeLaboratory/qualIncidents.htm