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Midterm Deck Flashcards

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This is implementing a statement of intent to serve as guidelines or rules for a plan of action.

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What is policy?

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These are the specific orders of action to conduct a series of official proceedings.

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What are procedures?

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These are the step-by-step instructions assembled by an organization to achieve competence, quality output, and standardization of performance.

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What is an SOP?

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What is the difference between quality assurance and quality control?

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Quality assurance refers to actions taken in a lab to monitor its performance, while quality control refers to measures taken to ensure the product, results, and interpretation meet a specified quality standard.

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What year was the ISO/IEC 17025 published?

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1999

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To certify compliance with state/federal laws and regulations, providing streamlined internal processes.

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What is the purpose of policy and procedures?

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What consists of an administrative SOP? List 4 things.

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1) Agency overview
2) Scope
3) General personnel guidelines
4) In-service training

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Provides an overall description of requirements for forensic testing laboratories that ASCLD, ISO, and the FBI provide.

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What is the purpose of a quality manual?

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What is the ASCLD, and where was it founded?

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ASCLD - American Society of Crime Lab Directors

Founded in the US

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This is the accepted or approved example of something against which others are judged.

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What is a standard?

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This is the standard of science.

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What is the scientific method?

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This is the standard of quality.

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What is quality management standard, ISO 9001:2015?

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What important information is provided in a personnel file?

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Signed and dated certification of personnel proficiency

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What are the 3 facets of equipment needed for documentation?

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1) Inspection
2) Maintenance
3) Calibration

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How are equipment records kept?

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Via computer tracking documenting any and all maintenance performed on a piece of equipment

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What are the 4 parameters for method validation?

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1) Sensitivity
2) Specificity
3) Linearity
4) Reproducibility

17
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What does ISO stand for?

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International Organization for Standardization

18
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What is the purpose of maintaining separate evidence facilities?

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Preventing cross-contamination

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Why must environmental factors be considered when establishing control over lab facilities?

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They can influence the validity of test results

20
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This is the hazard information provided by chemical manufacturers to downstream users.

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What is a safety data sheet (SDS)?

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What information can you find on an SDS?

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Pretty much everything you can think about for a chemical

22
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What education and training does ISO require?

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Education - Graduate and/or undergraduate coursework, depending on position, in biology, chemistry, or forensic science

Training - Policy and procedure for identifying training needs as well as programs relevant to present and anticipated lab tasks

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This is the mandate that employers and employees must be informed of the hazards of all chemicals used in the lab.

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What is OSHA’s right-to-know?

24
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The official name of OSHA’s right-to-know (HINT: HCS).

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What is the 1910.1200 Hazard Communication Standard (HCS)?

25
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What big takeaway did Peter Neufeld, co-director of the Innocence Project, say about the Virginia crime lab errors (2 things)?

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(1) The audit revealed that the senior DNA analyst made serious errors in many state capital cases, and (2) the lab’s system to catch the errors failed.

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Why did HPD’s former DNA chief Vanessa Nelson resign?

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She and two criminalists in HPD’s biology department openly discussed what to look for and how to identify specific body fluids in an active proficiency test

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Why did the Houston Crime Lab come under fire in 2002?

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From 1987 onward, an independent review found serious problems with DNA and blood evidence analysis across multiple cases. Three of these cases involved death row inmates.

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What happened in April 2017 at the Massachusetts state crime lab?

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Chemist Annie Dookan made national headlines for misconduct leading to the dismissal of 21,000-plus drug convictions (largest in US history)

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What are the 3 key elements of a QA program?

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1) Ensure samples are not contaminated
2) Ensure samples are handled properly
3) Ensure all of the above is properly documented

30
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These are procedures that are specific to a particular study as opposed to SOPs, which have general application to lab operations.

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What are study protocols?

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