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DNA automation, expert systems, quality and productivity: the benefits to the FSS, the police forces and the community

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  • Christopher N. Maguire
  • Christine A. Hope

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The impact of technological changes in DNA profiling in the Forensic Science Service® (FSS), together with a newly developed service approach, has increased the effectiveness of the police, in terms of crime detection and prosecution. This paper provides a brief overview of the FSS and the recent historical context, which, in part, drove the initiatives described here. The link between the FSS, the police and the wider Criminal Justice System in England and Wales is explained before describing the development of the UK National DNA Database. The improvements in both the technology and approach to service delivery by the FSS is shown to have had a dramatic impact on the effectiveness of the police in terms of identifying criminals, bringing them to trial and securing convictions. A new approach for measuring the outcomes of the process is also presented.

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  • Christopher N. Maguire & Christine A. Hope, 2006. "DNA automation, expert systems, quality and productivity: the benefits to the FSS, the police forces and the community," International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 1(4), pages 397-410.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijpqma:v:1:y:2006:i:4:p:397-410
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