Scientific Analysis by Amina Burekovic

FBI Laboratory Division

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FBI Laboratory Division, abbreviated as FBI Laboratory, is the leading forensic science centre in the world. Located in the Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia, it has aided forensic and crime investigations since 1932 when it started to function as the Technical Laboratory.

What the division does

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Wide Range of Forensic Specialties

The lab supplies around 20 forensic specialties, which are as follows:

DNA testing

Latent fingerprinting

General chemistry and toxicology

Technically exploiting (for example, electronic and digital analysis).

Scientific Analysis & Research

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FBI scientists use techniques such as cryptanalysis, document examination, trace evidence examination, chemistry, and latent print comparisons to study cases. All this is also supplemented by development of newer forensic instruments and upgrading of those that exist in an effort to make their science credible.

Forensic Examination Services

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With its forensic analytical capability, the lab serves:

Facial forensic photographs.

Artists can produce composite drawings, digital alterations, or reconstructed faces from remains Law Enforcement.

Crime photographs such as crime surveys, 3D models, bullet paths, crime photographs, bullet trajectories, accidents, bombs, plane crashes, etc.

Specialized Units & Capabilities

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The laboratory is split into a set of highly specialized rooms, each performing very fine grained forensic analysis:

Document Section.

Reviews physical documents and has reference libraries.

Scientific Analysis Section.

Comprises units such as chemistry, toxicology, gun/toolmark analysis, hair/fiber analysis, metallurgical analysis, glass fracture analysis, blood analysis, petrography, and number restoration.

Questioned Documents Section.

Comprising the International Ink Library, that supports the examination of inks in documents for their authenticity using sophisticated techniques such as high performance thin layer chromatography and mass spectrometry.

Response to Crime Scene & Hazardous Evidence Handling

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The facility also has a standalone Operational Response ability to acquire, document, stabilize, and transport evidence safely. Even chemistry, biological, nuclear, or radiological evidence.

Training and Support to Other Agencies

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Forensic science training for police and crime labs is done by the FBI Lab in the Forensic Science Research and Training Center in Quantico Marine Corps base in Quantico, Va. Field instructors also train local authorities.

Why the FBI Laboratory Division Matters

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High profile and influential.

Some of the agents and scientists there are the most highly respected in law enforcement, and the lab itself has even been nicknamed the top crime lab in the U.S.

Technology Upgrades.

From laser fingerprinting and 3D scanning to the most current DNA and chemical analysis instruments, the laboratory upgrades constantly in the interest of greater accuracy and reliability.

Central role in justice.

The lab's results can reveal suspects, exonerate the innocent, and solve high profile cases by virtue of scientific evidence.