The American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD) announced 13 forensic laboratories as recipients of the Foresight Maximus Award, a distinction recognizing the top performing forensic laboratories in the world based on Foresight business metrics.
The 2022 Foresight Maximus award was presented to 13 participant laboratories operating at 90% or better of peak efficiency.
- Arkansas State Crime Laboratory, Little Rock, AR
- Bexar County Criminal Investigation Laboratory, San Antonio, TX
- Chandler Police department - Forensic Services Section, Chandler, AZ
- Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department Crime Lab, Charlotte, NC
- Forensic Science Department, Organismo de Investigación Judicial, San Joaquín de Flores, Heredia, Costa Rica
- DuPage County Forensic Science Center, Wheaton, IL
- Indiana State Department of Toxicology, Indianapolis, IN
- Midwest Regional Forensic Laboratory, Andover, MN
- Montana Forensic Science Division, Missoula, MT
- Pinellas County Forensic Lab, Largo, FL
- City of Tulsa Police Department Forensic Laboratory, Tulsa, OK
- St. Louis County Police Crime Laboratory, Clayton, MO
- North Louisiana Criminalistics Laboratory, Shreveport, LA
“Congratulations to the project FORESIGHT award winners”, said ASCLD President Laura Sudkamp. “These top performing laboratories are an inspiration for other forensic laboratories to evaluate their own labs and seek ways to improve efficiency and productivity without compromising quality and accountability. The award winners set the benchmarks we should all strive to achieve in days of lean budgets and increasing caseloads.”
Republished courtesy of ASCLD.