Implementation of a DNA Triage and Analysis System Dedicated to Increasing the Throughput of High Volume Crimes in a Forensic Laboratory
Elizabeth Thompson, Mary Hong, Camille Hill, Scott Scoville
In 2005, the OCCL, the OCDA and the Orange County Sheriff's Department
participated in the NIJ DNA Expansion Demonstration Project. The purpose of the NIJ DNA
Expansion Demonstration Program was to scientifically assess the contributions that DNA could
make to solving high volume crimes and to identify cost-effective practices for collecting,
analyzing, and utilizing DNA evidence to solve these crimes. Orange County focused on
swabbing and analyzing DNA from items that had been handled or touched by suspects to
determine the type(s) of items that more frequently provided probative DNA profiles.
