Welcome to
the DuPage County Forensic Science Center
About our Laboratory
The DuPage County
Crime Forensic Science Center (FSC) is located in Wheaton, Illinois,
approximately
30 miles west of Chicago. Since May 1st, 1971, the citizens of DuPage County
have benefited from the laboratory services provided by the Sheriff's FSC, which are made available to all law
enforcement agencies in the county.
Our Mission
The mission of the
DuPage County FSC is to provide quality and
timely forensic science services to the criminal justice system of
DuPage County. The laboratory has three sections: Chemistry, Criminalistics and Forensic Biology/DNA which offer
analysis in the disciplines of Drug Chemistry,
Latent Prints and Forensic
Biology/DNA.
Accreditation
The laboratory is accredited by ANSI National
Accreditation Board (ANAB)
to the ISO/IEC 17025:2017, ANAB 17025:2017 Forensic Science
Testing and Calibration Laboratories Accreditation Requirements and the
FBI Quality Assurance Standards for Forensic DNA Testing
Laboratories:2011.
The Crime Laboratory Handbook, 24th Edition, contains critical
information for law enforcement agencies regarding the types of analysis
we provide, and the proper collection, preservation and submission of
evidence to our laboratory.
Work Volume
Type of
Assignment
2021 Requests
2021 Completed
• Drug Chemistry
1,154
1,057
• Forensic Biology / DNA
924
902
• CODIS/CODIS-Administrative
517
525
•
Latent Prints
227
224
• Cancellation
of Testing
5
7
•
Supplemental
23
23
•
Proficiency Test
31
31
TOTAL:
2,881
2,769
Laboratory Sections
The
Chemistry Section analyzes evidence suspected to
contain cannabis or a controlled substance.
The
Criminalistics Section conducts analysis of evidence to determine
if finger, palm, and footprints found at a crime scene can be identified
as belonging to a suspect.
The Forensic
Biology/DNA Section comprises Forensic Biology and DNA. Forensic
biology involves the screening of items for bodily fluids and preparing
those samples for DNA analysis. DNA refers to the analysis of samples in
order to obtain a human DNA profile.
Special Thanks
Our staff at the DuPage County FSC would like to thank the
National Institute of Justice for funding the creation of this website,
which will facilitate communication and collaboration with our
submitting agencies.
