Office of Forensic Sciences
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the New Jersey State Police Office of Forensic Sciences is to provide timely forensic services of irrefutable quality on behalf of the citizens of the State of New Jersey.
VISION STATEMENT
The vision of the New Jersey State Police Office of Forensic Science is to be the most acclaimed and preeminent Forensic Science Laboratory system in the country.
VALUES STATEMENT
Quality Service
- All analysis will be timely and accurate with reasonable scientific certainty
- Each analysis will be made with the best available technology
- The assurance of quality analysis and work product is our most important function
Integrity
All analyses will be performed with the utmost ethics and integrity in the pursuit of truth never forgetting that individual lives are affected by our work.
Health and Safety
Diligence in overseeing a safe working environment provides an atmosphere of health and safety for our most important asset, our staff.
About the Office of Forensic Sciences
The Office of Forensic Sciences is part of the New Jersey State Police Investigation Branch. The crime laboratories within the Office of Forensic Sciences achieved accreditation from The American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors-Lab Accreditation Board (ASCLD-LAB) in October of 2003. ASCLD-LAB is a professional organization of crime laboratory directors dedicated to achieving “Excellence through Leadership in Forensic Science Management” by committing to the adherence of these principles: accuracy and quality, standards and ethics, communications and education, leadership and vision, development and technology. Accreditation is granted for a 5-year period provided that a laboratory continues to meet the standards and adheres to a quality assurance program that includes proficiency testing, continuing education, training and other programs. The quality assurance program established by the Office of Forensic Sciences ensures that the citizens of the State of New Jersey are provided timely forensic services of irrefutable quality.
The Office of Forensic Sciences has the distinction of being one of only four laboratories in the country to enter into a cooperative agreement with the FBI to analyze criminal evidence submitted from law enforcement agencies throughout the United States for Mitochondrial DNA.
The Office of Forensic Sciences is comprised of five physical laboratory locations across the state of New Jersey. These laboratories are located in Hamilton, East Rutherford, Hammonton, Sea Girt and Little Falls.
- Central Laboratory , New Jersey Forensic Science Technology Center, Hamilton, NJ (Drugs, Toxicology, Criminalistics- Arson, Trace Evidence, Biological Stain Analysis)
- DNA Laboratory , New Jersey Forensic Science Technology Center, Hamilton, NJ (Nuclear DNA Analysis, Mitochondrial DNA Analysis, CODIS
- South Regional Laboratory, Hammonton, NJ
(Drugs, Toxicology, Arson)
- East Regional Laboratory, NJSP Academy, Sea Girt, NJ
(Drugs, Toxicology, Arson)
- North Regional Laboratory, Little Falls, NJ
(Drugs, Toxicology, Arson)
- Forensic Anthropology Laboratory, New Jersey Forensic Science Technology Center, Hamilton, NJ (Identification)
- Equine Testing Laboratory, Meadowlands, Secaucus, NJ
(Tests race horses for unlawful substances)
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