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Forensic Services Division
The Forensic Services Division provides service to our customers to aid in the successful disposition of all investigations in accordance with legal and professional guidelines through the identification, documentation, collection, analysis, and preservation of physical evidence.
The Forensic Services Division is under the direction of the Administrative Services Bureau. It is composed of the Forensic Services Division manager, who is responsible for all work produced by the division. The division manager leads and directs the functions of the Identification Services Unit, the Crime Scene Specialist (CSS) 
Unit, the Criminalistic Unit, the Property and Evidence Unit and the division secretary.
The CSS personnel, report directly to the CSS Supervisor. The latent print examiners, fingerprint technicians, and photo lab technicians report directly to the Identification Services Unit Supervisor, and the Property and Evidence Technicians report directly to the Property and Evidence Manager.
Forensic Services Division Statistics
|
Performance Measures |
2002 |
2003 |
| # of photos processed |
37,317 |
41,112 |
| # of latent print cases |
1,682 |
1,824 |
| # of latent print comparisons |
6,617 |
6,876 |
| # of drug seizure analyses |
5,114 |
3,495 |
| # of blood analyses |
2,046 |
2,301 |
| # DNA/trace analyses/firearms |
245 |
230 |
| # of footwear comparisons |
414 |
312 |
| # of arrest packages |
8,123 |
8,337 |
| # crime scenes handled by CSSs |
3,383 |
3,467 |
| # of items impounded |
33,086 |
31,411 |
| # of items released |
17,710 |
19,296 |
Contact Information:
9065 E. Via Linda
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
A. Steve Garrett, Crime Laboratory Manager
Phone: (480) 312-5280
Email: sgarrett@ScottsdaleAZ.gov