Problems with ASCLD-LAB certification for Crime Labs
Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 1:17 pm
August 26, 2010: Inspectors missed all SBI faults
A recent N&O series on problems with the State State Bureau of Investigation's (SBI) Lab has revealed some issues with the certification process of Crime Labs throughout the country.
As perhaps a symptom of the NC SBI situation, ASCLD-LAB, the only outsiders invited to review the work of the SBI of Investigation's lab for the past 20 years, missed all the problems revealed this month by two former FBI agents and newspaper reporters.
ASCLD-LAB, a group led by former SBI agents and based in Johnston County, is the leading accreditation agency for crime labs nationwide. But it reviews cases selected by supervisors in the agency being audited, and it does that only every five years.
The SBI's certification through ASCLD-LAB is a signal to the world that the crime lab's work is sound. Leaders wear it as a badge of honor, often citing ASCLD-LAB's seal of approval as proof of good work.
The significance of that accreditation is now in question.
See the full article Inspectors missed all SBI faults
A recent N&O series on problems with the State State Bureau of Investigation's (SBI) Lab has revealed some issues with the certification process of Crime Labs throughout the country.
As perhaps a symptom of the NC SBI situation, ASCLD-LAB, the only outsiders invited to review the work of the SBI of Investigation's lab for the past 20 years, missed all the problems revealed this month by two former FBI agents and newspaper reporters.
ASCLD-LAB, a group led by former SBI agents and based in Johnston County, is the leading accreditation agency for crime labs nationwide. But it reviews cases selected by supervisors in the agency being audited, and it does that only every five years.
The SBI's certification through ASCLD-LAB is a signal to the world that the crime lab's work is sound. Leaders wear it as a badge of honor, often citing ASCLD-LAB's seal of approval as proof of good work.
The significance of that accreditation is now in question.
See the full article Inspectors missed all SBI faults