chapter 24: quality assurance & quality control. quality assurance: processes that provide...
TRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: Chapter 24: Quality Assurance & Quality Control. Quality Assurance: Processes that provide confidence that a service meets the requirements for the](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022082421/56649f3f5503460f94c5ff26/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Chapter 24: Quality Assurance & Quality Control
![Page 2: Chapter 24: Quality Assurance & Quality Control. Quality Assurance: Processes that provide confidence that a service meets the requirements for the](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022082421/56649f3f5503460f94c5ff26/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
Quality Assurance: Processes that provide confidence that a service meets the requirements for the quality of a laboratory service
Addresses: Training & Education Calibration of equipment Handling procedures Proficiency testing
Quality Control: operational procedures
Forensic Biology by Richard Li 2
![Page 3: Chapter 24: Quality Assurance & Quality Control. Quality Assurance: Processes that provide confidence that a service meets the requirements for the](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022082421/56649f3f5503460f94c5ff26/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
National Research Council (NRC)DNA Advisory BoardScientific Working Group on DNA
Analysis Methods (SWGDAM)
Forensic Biology by Richard Li 3
![Page 4: Chapter 24: Quality Assurance & Quality Control. Quality Assurance: Processes that provide confidence that a service meets the requirements for the](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022082421/56649f3f5503460f94c5ff26/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
International Soc. For Forensic Genetics
European DNA Profiling GroupEuropean Network of Forensic
Science Institutes Interpol working partyEuropean Standard Set
Forensic Biology by Richard Li 4
![Page 5: Chapter 24: Quality Assurance & Quality Control. Quality Assurance: Processes that provide confidence that a service meets the requirements for the](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022082421/56649f3f5503460f94c5ff26/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Used to asses the qualification of a lab to meet est. standards
Voluntary in U.S. American Society of Crime Laboratory
Directors/Lab Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB)
Nat. Forensic Science Training Center American Assoc. of Blood Banks
Forensic Biology by Richard Li 5
![Page 6: Chapter 24: Quality Assurance & Quality Control. Quality Assurance: Processes that provide confidence that a service meets the requirements for the](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022082421/56649f3f5503460f94c5ff26/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
Performance of individual DNA analyst
Every 6 monthsMock casesCertification
Voluntary American Board of Criminalistics (ABC)▪ Diplomate, Fellow, Technical Specialist
Forensic Biology by Richard Li 6
![Page 7: Chapter 24: Quality Assurance & Quality Control. Quality Assurance: Processes that provide confidence that a service meets the requirements for the](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022082421/56649f3f5503460f94c5ff26/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
Min. BS/BA degree in Biology, Chemistry, or Forensic Science related area
6 months forensic lab work experience
Coursework in: Biochemistry Genetics Molecular Biology
Forensic Biology by Richard Li 7