State crime lab received fewer cases in ‘24, still took longer to process DNA, toxicology assignments
Wisconsin Department of Justice Crime Scene Response vehicle. Image from the the Wisconsin DOJ's Division of Forensic Sciences 2024 Report: https://www.wisdoj.gov/PressReleases/2024%20DFS%20Annual%20Report.pdf
The Wisconsin State Crime Laboratory received fewer cases in 2024 than it did the year before, while taking longer on average to process assignments involving DNA and toxicology, the latest DOJ report says.
Meanwhile, the lab took less time on average to process new assignments involving controlled substances, as well as prints and footwear.
DOJ on Thursday reported the number of cases in which ev...
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