Forensic Lab Design
Sherrie Davis
CIS417
Professor Curtis Burch
November 5, 2015
FORENSIC LAB DESIGN
One of the first priorities for planning for a forensics laboratory is determining the budget. The purpose of the budget is to establish a broad overview of expenses and revenues to guide the organization's efforts during a designated time period, usually within a fiscal year. When planning a budget for a forensics laboratory there are three steps that should be considered, while keeping in mind the general business objective, which is to avoid any unneeded costs. First, identify the functions the laboratory will perform. Secondly, estimate the workload. Then finally, estimate the cost to complete the defined activities for …show more content…
The basic function of the forensic laboratory is to preserve the integrity of the evidence as well as the analytical functions. The physical security level required is dependent on the nature of the lab and the type of work performed. The facility will need solid doors that resist penetration and door access with a locking mechanism as well as monitoring system. The windows will need to be tempered and blast-resistant. The lab computers will need high internet security and server protection. Which a third party client or buy purchase programs to secure the systems can provide. Surveillance cameras will need to be in the laboratory also. For a mid-level security lab, I'd recommend a true floor-to-ceiling wall, secondary storage, solid doors, visitor's badge and alarm and video monitoring. Visitor logs will be needed to record personnel that use the lab and badges for everyone who enters and exits the lab. The University network administrators will assist with the monitoring of the network and the network security administrator will provide analysis of threats and monitor the lab. These security measures will be part of the budget as …show more content…
These policies, procedures and processes must include how the laboratory will operate to meet the relevant good practice and forensic science and quality standards. These goals can be achieved by employee training/certification, and establishing baselines for skill level, experience and education for each investigator in the laboratory. A disaster recovery plan should also be established to specify the procedure to restore workstations and servers to their original state following a catastrophic failure. The organization should also have a process of configuration management to record all updates done to the
Sherrie Davis
CIS417
Professor Curtis Burch
November 5, 2015
FORENSIC LAB DESIGN
One of the first priorities for planning for a forensics laboratory is determining the budget. The purpose of the budget is to establish a broad overview of expenses and revenues to guide the organization's efforts during a designated time period, usually within a fiscal year. When planning a budget for a forensics laboratory there are three steps that should be considered, while keeping in mind the general business objective, which is to avoid any unneeded costs. First, identify the functions the laboratory will perform. Secondly, estimate the workload. Then finally, estimate the cost to complete the defined activities for …show more content…
The basic function of the forensic laboratory is to preserve the integrity of the evidence as well as the analytical functions. The physical security level required is dependent on the nature of the lab and the type of work performed. The facility will need solid doors that resist penetration and door access with a locking mechanism as well as monitoring system. The windows will need to be tempered and blast-resistant. The lab computers will need high internet security and server protection. Which a third party client or buy purchase programs to secure the systems can provide. Surveillance cameras will need to be in the laboratory also. For a mid-level security lab, I'd recommend a true floor-to-ceiling wall, secondary storage, solid doors, visitor's badge and alarm and video monitoring. Visitor logs will be needed to record personnel that use the lab and badges for everyone who enters and exits the lab. The University network administrators will assist with the monitoring of the network and the network security administrator will provide analysis of threats and monitor the lab. These security measures will be part of the budget as …show more content…
These policies, procedures and processes must include how the laboratory will operate to meet the relevant good practice and forensic science and quality standards. These goals can be achieved by employee training/certification, and establishing baselines for skill level, experience and education for each investigator in the laboratory. A disaster recovery plan should also be established to specify the procedure to restore workstations and servers to their original state following a catastrophic failure. The organization should also have a process of configuration management to record all updates done to the