Abstract：
Forensic laboratories in the United States had an estimated backlog of 570,100 requests for all forensic services at the end of 2014. Latent print requests represented approximately 12% of that total backlog [1, NIJ 2019]. With ever-increasing demands and backlogs, a review of laboratory or section practices becomes vital to operations. Work process and business practice changes can increase efficiencies and result in the reduction of casework backlogs and turnaround times. The automated fingerprint identification system (AFIS) deferral policy implemented by the Latent Print Comparative Section (LPCS) of the Phoenix Police Department Laboratory Services Bureau (PPD LSB) was employed to address the latent print backlog. Five years of multiple AFIS request types were analyzed to demonstrate the positive effects and benefits of such policies, including a 26.32% decrease in turnaround time over the data collection and analysis period and a 90.96% reduction in backlogged requests for one year.
摘要：
截至2014年底，美国法医实验室估计积压了570,100份所有法医服务请求。潜在打印请求约占总积压的12%[1，NIJ2019]。随着不断增加的需求和积压，对实验室或部门实践的审查对操作至关重要。工作流程和业务实践的变化可以提高效率，并减少案例积压和周转时间。凤凰城警察局实验室服务局（PPDLSB）的潜在打印比较部门（LPCS）实施的自动指纹识别系统（AFIS）延期政策用于解决潜在的打印积压问题。分析了五年的多种AFIS请求类型，以证明此类政策的积极影响和好处，包括数据收集和分析期间的周转时间减少了26.32%，一年的积压请求减少了90.96%。
