This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Each year large quantities of illegal drugs are manufactured in clandestine drug labs (CDL). Due to the chemicals used to make the drugs and the wastes generated during the ¿cooking,¿ CDL present significant safety and health risks to law enforcement and to the public. The DEA¿s CDL Cleanup Program focuses on the removal and disposal of the chemicals, contaminated apparatus, and equipment that can be used to manufacture illegal drugs. This report: (1) determined whether the DEA ensures that CDL cleanups performed by its vendors comply with applicable laws, regulations, guidelines, and contract require.; and (2) evaluated the DEA¿s overall effectiveness in administering and managing the CDL Cleanup Program funding. Charts and tables.

Scores of talented and dedicated people serve the forensic science community, performing vitally important work. However, they are often constrained by lack of adequate resources, sound policies, and national support. It is clear that change and advancements, both systematic and scientific, are needed in a number of forensic science disciplines to ensure the reliability of work, establish enforceable standards, and promote best practices with consistent application. Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward provides a detailed plan for addressing these needs and suggests the creation of a new government entity, the National Institute of Forensic Science, to establish and enforce standards within the forensic science community. The benefits of improving and regulating the forensic science disciplines are clear: assisting law enforcement officials, enhancing homeland security, and reducing the risk of wrongful conviction and exoneration. Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States gives a full account of what is needed to advance the forensic science disciplines, including upgrading of systems and organizational structures, better training, widespread adoption of uniform and enforceable best practices, and mandatory certification and accreditation programs. While this book provides an essential call-to-action for congress and policy makers, it also serves as a vital tool for law enforcement agencies, criminal prosecutors and attorneys, and forensic science educators.