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Commission hears crime‑lab update: ASAP program, staffing increases and rape‑kit turnaround
Summary
SFPD forensic staff described a multi-pronged approach to reduce sexual‑assault testing delays: the ASAP swab program, reconfigured staffing (two-team rotations), outsourcing when queues exceed capacity, and planned facility expansion. Presenters gave a current average turnaround of roughly 19 weeks for sexual‑assault DNA analysis.
At the May 8 Police Commission meeting, Captain Dan Perea, commanding officer of Forensic Services, delivered a detailed update on sexual‑assault evidence testing and the crime lab’s capacity.
Perea said the lab is accredited by the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD) and that the 2011 ASAP (Additional Sexual Assault Program) was created to prioritize the most probative swabs from sexual‑assault exams for expedited entry into the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS). "ASAP swabs... are delivered to the police department within 72 hours of collection," he said, and those profiles…
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