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City of Miami Police Department
PROPOSAL ABSTRACT
The City of Miami Police Department (MPD) requests funding under the Paul
Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program to improve the quality and
timeliness of forensic science services provided by its Crime Scene investigations Unit
(CSI). Utilizing funding from this grant program for training and overtime will allow for
the much needed specialized training in the forensic disciplines of crime scene
investigations which will subsequently improve the quality of the analysis performed on
the scene as well as the timeliness in submitting evidence to the laboratory.
The MPD, CSI Unit will improve services through the achievement of the
following objectives:
The training received will increase the ability of staff in a particular forensic
discipline to reveal findings immediately at the scene which will have a direct impact on
the course of the investigation and provide Detectives with the necessary tools to solve
crimes and make arrests.
To keep up with and counter the increase in crime, overtime will assure that the
evidence collected from a crime scene will be immediately preserved, packaged and
submitted for laboratory analysis in a timely manner.
The number of days for submission of a sample to the laboratory will decrease by
67%, from 3 weeks to one week. In addition, the number of backlogged forensic cases
will be reduced by 25%.
Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants
Program, FY 2009
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City of Miami Police Department
Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants
Program, FY 2009
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