Fort Worth Police Department Strategic Plan
Investigative & Support Command Deputy Chief Responsible Party - Lead
Increase staff by two Crime Scene Technicians by FY18.
Funding Needed
3
FY18
O
Funding Status
Strategic Direction
Goal Digital Forensics Lab Unit
Timeline
Create incentives, such as certification pay, to keep highly trained examiners from leaving the Department. Establish an actual line-item training budget for the Unit to keep examiners current on the latest forensic methodologies. Reduce the case backlog to less than 30 days for any piece of evidence submitted for examination. Increase lab personnel by three examiner positions, adding one position each year in FY18, FY19, and FY20.
Funding Needed
1
DFL Sergeant
FY18
O
Forensic / Economic Crimes Lieutenant
Funding Needed
2
FY18
P
No Funding Needed
3
DFL Sergeant
FY20
O
Investigative & Support Command Deputy Chief
FY18- FY20
Funding Needed
4
O
Forensic Science Division The Forensic Science Division is comprised of four Units: Chemistry, Firearms, Latent Print, and Biology. The Chemistry Unit performs drug analysis for over 4,800 cases per year and analyzes more than 800 blood alcohol cases annually. The Firearms Unit conducts ballistics testing on approximately 237 cases per year. The Latent Print Unit handles more than 1,300 cases per year. The Biology Unit performs DNA testing. In 2016, the Forensic Science Division completed a Lean Six Sigma efficiency project that will reduce turnaround times and case backlogs. The Forensic Division also earned reaccreditation through the Texas Forensic Science Commission. A goal for the Forensic Science Division is to explore a possible revenue stream by marketing and providing some laboratory services to smaller agencies.
Crime Laboratory
Bureau Overview and Goals
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