DFS has established the following policies, guidelines and procedures to support consistent, safe and effective operations.
DOMs
- DOM07 - Procedures for Quality Events and Nonconformances
- DOM11 - Practices for Providing Discovery Materials
- DOM17 - Procedures for Authorizing Deviations
Crime Scene Sciences (CSS)
CSS SOPs
- CSSS17 - Procedures for Handling Drug and Drug Paraphernalia
- CSSS18 - Procedures for Crime Scene Sketching and Diagramming
- CSSS20 - Procedures for Examination Quality Photography
- CSSS21 - Procedures for Crime Scene Search Techniques
- CSSS22 - Procedures for Documentary Crime Scene Photography
- CSSS23 - Procedures for Trace Evidence Collection
- CSSS24 - Procedures for Vehicle Examination
- CSSS25 - Procedures for Crime Scene Response
- CSSS27 - Procedures for Collection of Biological Evidence
- CSSS28 - Procedures for Hemastix Presumptive Test for Blood
- CSSS29 - Procedures for Vehicle Intake/Release
- CSSS30 - Procedures for Use of Alternate Light Source
- CSSS31 - Procedures for Temporary Evidence Storage
- CSSS32 - Procedures for Physical and Chemical Processing
- CSSS33 - Procedures for Autopsy Response
- CSSS34 - Procedures for Collection of Firearms
- CSSS35 - Procedures for Case Notes, Reports and Administrative Functions
- CSSS36 - Procedures for Digital Evidence
- CSSS37 - Procedures for Infested Evidence
- CSSS38 - Procedures for Leica Crime Scene ScanStation
- CSSS39 - Procedures for Leica Imaging with iStar, Internal, and External Camera
- CSSS40 - Procedures for Leica Import, Registration and Publishing
- CSSS41 - Procedures for Leica Publishing to LGS File
- CSSS42 - Processing, Collection and Packaging for TASER Components
- CSSS44 - Procedures for the Crime-lite Auto
- CSSS46 - Procedures for Radio Communications
CSS Laboratory Operations Manual (LOMs)
- CSS LOM01 - Vehicle Operation and Maintenance
- CSS LOM02 - Procedures for Evidence Packaging and Submission Guideline
- CSS LOM03 - Procedures for Handling Evidence
- CSS LOM04- Procedure for Justicetrax LIMS
- CSS LOM05- Procedures for Data Entry in EvidenceOnQ
Central Evidence Unit SOPs
- CEU01 - Central Evidence Unit Operations Procedures
- CEU02 - Outsourcing Evidence and Evidence Tracking Systems
- CEU03 - Procedures for Handling Reagent Blanks and Extracts
Forensic Science Lab (FSL)
FSL Quality Assurance Manual
FSL Laboratory Operations Manual
- FSL LOM01 - Procedures for Internal Audits
- FSL LOM02 - Procedures for Case Documentation and Report Writing
- FSL LOM03 - Procedures for Verifications and Reviews
- FSL LOM04 - Procedures for Evidence Handling
- FSL LOM05 - Practices for the Dissemination of Reports and Notifications
Forensic Chemistry Unit SOPs
- FCS01 - Procedures for Identifying Controlled Dangerous Substances
- FCS02 - General Laboratory Procedures
- FCS03 - Procedures for Ordering, Receiving, Storing, and Maintaining Records of CDS Reference Materials
- FCS04 - Procedures for Syringe Handling Safety and Narcan Use
- FCS06 - Procedures for Casework Documentation, Reporting Analytical Results, Writing Reports, and Reviewing Reports
- FCS07 - Procedures for Operating and Maintaining Balances
- FCS08 - Procedures for Operating & Maintaining FT-IR Instruments
- FCS09 - Procedures for Operating and Maintaining GC-MS and GC-FID Instruments
- FCS10 - Procedures for Chemical Spot Tests
- FCS11 - Procedures for Evidence Receiving, Handling, and Disposition
- FCS12 - Procedures for the Use of Controlled Dangerous Substance in the Laboratory
- FCS14 - Procedures for the Analysis of Suspected Cannabis
- FCS17 - Procedures for Cleaning Glassware
- FCS21 - Procedures for Determining Uncertainties in Measurement
- FCS22 - Procedures for Monitoring of Temperatures, Humidity, Refrigerators, and Freezers
Forensic Intelligent Unit SOPs
Latent Fingerprint Unit SOPs
- LFU01 – SOP Evidence Handling Friction Ridge Analysis
- LFU03 – SOP Latent Print Case File
- LFU04 – SOP Examination of Latent Print Evidence
- LFU06 – SOP for Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS)
- LFU09 – SOP for Latent Fingerprint Unit Report of Results
- LFU11 – SOP Handling and Processing of Digital Examination Quality Images
- LFU12 – SOP Mideo LatentWorks