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DCI Criminalistics Laboratory

The Criminalistics Laboratory is entrusted by statute to provide technical assistance to the criminal justice system in the investigation of criminal matters.

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Lab Sections

  • Breath Alcohol

    Breath Alcohol

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    Crime Scene

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    DNA Casework

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    DNA Profiling Convicted Offender (PCO)

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    Drug Identification

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    Firearms & Toolmarks

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    Fire/Explosives

  • Example of Reflected Ultraviolet Imaging System (RUVIS)

    Impression Evidence

  • Example of fluorescent photography

    Photography

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    Toxicology

  • Tire Match

    Trace Evidence

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    Questioned Documents

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