A Quick and Easy Lesson on Crime Labs

On Officer.com, you can find an article by Carole Moore, who interviews Max Houck, director of the West Virginia University's Forensic Science Initiative. The story is called, "Crime Lab Funding: How important is a good crime lab to an agency? "

Houck gives a brief description of the problems facing labs, and also proposes some solutions. If you're looking for a concise article on the subject, this one is worth reading.