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Laboratory Time and Resources
Time Required to Perform Laboratory Analysis
The length of this phase varies widely depending on the types of analyses required and conditions surrounding the case and/or evidence. This phase may be described in three steps.
- Step 1: Screening process
- Step 2: Body fluid stain/tissue identification
- Step 3: DNA analysis