[USA] Forensic DNA Analysis : The backlog issue / Officer.com, 22 April 2007
http://www.officer.com/article/article.jsp?id=35794&siteSection=18
DR. DOUG HANSON
"In the law enforcement world of 2007 DNA has become the cornerstone of a large number of criminal cases. DNA analysis is a very sensitive process that must be performed under strictly controlled and documented conditions if the results are to withstand the scrutiny of the defense in a trial. Unfortunately, the TV world has led the public, and in particular the potential members of juries, to assume that DNA results should be indisputable and immediately available. However, the time needed to obtain DNA analysis data is often much longer than investigators and prosecutors would like."