Using the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) to improve forensic laboratory quality

6^th International Conference on forensic Research and technology

September 18-19, 2017 Houston, USA

Donnell R Christian

PBSI Professional Business Solutions, USA

Keynote: J Forensic Res

Abstract :

This presentation will propose an alternative system of the examination and evaluation of physical evidence utilized by the criminal justice system in the United States. The premise will be to explore how the utilization of the independent testing process employed by the medical profession can be incorporated into the criminal justice system. It is surmised that the checks and balances that have been incorporated into the testing process used to diagnose and treat disease can be implemented into the laboratory testing of physical evidence used in the investigation and prosecution crime. The conclusion will present a suggested model system for improving the objectivity of forensic evidence by utilizing quality assurance principles that currently exist in the medical profession.

Biography :

Donnell R Christian is the Director of Forensic Programs and International Training for Professional Business Solutions, Inc. His experience of more than 30 years as a Forensic Science Practitioner spans the life cycle of forensic laboratory accreditation programs. His career began as a Criminalist with the Arizona Department of Public Safety Crime Laboratory, the third forensic laboratory system to achieve accreditation during the infancy of ASCLD/LAB program. Currently, he works with laboratories in developing democracies; establish quality assurance programs that comply with the standards established by the International Standards Organization (ISO) where he has helped establish ISO Compliant Programs in the former Soviet Republics of Armenia, Georgia and Moldova. His academic credential include Bachelorette degrees in Chemistry and Police Administration, a Master’s in Criminal Justice and Doctoral studies in Police Science with emphasis on International Development.