Abstract
Forensic laboratories in the United States had an estimated backlog of 570,100 requests for all forensic services at the end of 2014. Latent print requests represented approximately 12% of that total backlog [1, NIJ 2019]. With ever-increasing demands and backlogs, a review of laboratory or section practices becomes vital to operations. Work process and business practice changes can increase efficiencies and result in the reduction of casework backlogs and turnaround times. The automated fingerprint identification system (AFIS) deferral policy implemented by the Latent Print Comparative Section (LPCS) of the Phoenix Police Department Laboratory Services Bureau (PPD LSB) was employed to address the latent print backlog. Five years of multiple AFIS request types were analyzed to demonstrate the positive effects and benefits of such policies, including a 26.32% decrease in turnaround time over the data collection and analysis period and a 90.96% reduction in backlogged requests for one year.
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