{"product_id":"forensic-laboratory-management-9781466556713","title":"Forensic Laboratory Management","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew technologies, including DNA and digital databases that can compare known and questioned exemplars, have transformed forensic science and greatly impacted the investigative process. They have also made the work more complicated. Obtaining proper resources to provide quality and timely forensic services is frequently a challenge for forensic managers, who are often promoted from casework duties and must now learn a whole new set of leadership skills. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe interdisciplinary and scientific nature of laboratories requires strong leadership ability to manage complex issues, often in adversarial settings. \u003cb\u003eForensic Laboratory Management:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eApplying Business Principles \u003c\/b\u003eprovides laboratory managers with business tools that apply the best science to the best evidence in a manner that increases the efficiency and effectiveness of their management decision making. The authors present a performance model with seven recommendations to implement, illustrating how forens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Dale’s diverse and extensive forensic laboratory, forensic education, and forensic laboratory quality assurance experience provides excellent insight. …comprehensively covers laboratory management issues in the American crime lab. I intend to use it as a required text in my class. The book touches on nearly all of the aspects that I cover in the class, and does so in a clear and organized fashion.\"\u003cbr\u003e—F.W. Fochtman, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, in \u003ci\u003eForensic Science Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeadership in Forensic Science Laboratories.\u003c\/strong\u003e Origins and Rationale. Description: National Leadership Challenges. Risks, Problems, Barriers: Leadership Challenges in the Lab. Identifying Leadership Challenges: Insight from Forensic Leaders. Behavioral Costing of Human Resources. Lessons Learned and Recommendations: Measures of Efficiency and Effectiveness. \u003cb\u003eForensic Laboratory Key Business Metrics and Cost–Benefit Analyses. \u003c\/b\u003eLaboratory Management Performance Model. Law Enforcement Requirements. Costs. Capability. Cost: Efficiency and Effectiveness. Performance. Benchmarks for Best Practices. Basics of Cost–Benefit Analyses. \u003cb\u003eLaboratory Excellence and Ethics: An Essential Association. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDouglas Lucas. \u003c\/i\u003eWhy Is Ethical Conduct Important to Forensic Laboratory Management and Staff?. Ethics: What Are They?. Codes of Ethics: What Are They? Who Needs Them?. Examples of Some Ethical Problems. Why Do People Do Such Things?. Some Ethical Challenges and Dilemmas. \u003cb\u003eForensic Training, Education, and Institutes. \u003c\/b\u003eForensic Science Manager Job Requirements. Identifying the Need for Education, Training, and Professional Development. Laboratory Management Performance Model Professional Development Costs. Solution: Academic Institutes for Forensic Science. Advice for Students Considering a Forensic Career. Curricula. Dedicated Facilities. Two Student Cameos. The Capstone: Testimony. Major Academic and Institute Outcomes. Testimony. \u003cb\u003eISO Accreditation Implementation: A Framework to Implement a Quality Service. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarold Peel and Murray Malcolm. \u003c\/i\u003eBackground: International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and Accrediting Bodies. Why Consider Accreditation? Advantages and Some Considerations. Terminology. ISO\/IEC 17025 (2005): Outline and Comment. Section 4. Preparation and Implementation. \u003cb\u003eWriting Policies and Procedures. \u003c\/b\u003eLexicon. Scientific Procedure versus Administrative Procedure. Instructions on How to Develop Procedures. \u003cb\u003eIndex. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50578040455511,"sku":"9781466556713","price":128.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781466556713.jpg?v=1746097642","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/forensic-laboratory-management-9781466556713","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}