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Step-by-step guide leads law enforcement through the first phase of the justice process. Download the guide as a PDF.
Development of this guide was conducted by our founding component, the National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC), supported under cooperative agreements 2009-D1-BX-K028 and 2010-DD-BX-K009 funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, and 2007-MU-BX-K008 funded by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. This document is not intended to create, does not create, and may not be relied upon to create any rights, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law by any party in any matter, civil or criminal. Opinions or points of view expressed in this document represent a consensus of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Justice.
