DNA EVIDENCE IDENTIFICATION, COLLECTION & PRESERVATION

Training for Law Enforcement
On March 11, 2003, the White House announced President George W. Bush’s Initiative to Advance Justice Through DNA Technology.  This large scale initiative addressed six different DNA issues, one of which was to develop training for law enforcement and other professionals in the criminal justice system.  The President recognized that training America’s law enforcement officers in the collection and usage of DNA evidence would mean more critical pieces of evidence would be collected, fewer cases would be jeopardized by the mishandling of evidence, and more cases could be solved by the proper use of this technology.

A team of trainers from the Michigan Regional Community Policing Institute will be trained to deliver the one-day DNA Evidence Identification, Collection and Preservation Training curriculum in Michigan.  We anticipate the first training session to be available to law enforcement in early Fall 2005.  Watch for it on our Training Information Page.