❓ Question on Notice regarding the average processing time for DNA samples taken in serious assault, murder, and drug discovery cases. The response indicates data extraction limitations and future system enhancements.
AnsweredQoN 3064Legislative Assembly
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(b) what is the average time taken to process DNA samples taken following a serious assault, from time of collection to time of processing and identification; (c) what is the average time taken to process DNA samples taken following a murder, from time of collection to time of processing and identification; and (d) what is the average time taken to process DNA samples taken following a discovery of drugs, from time of collection to time of processing and identification?
(c) what is the average time taken to process DNA samples taken following a murder, from time of collection to time of processing and identification; and (d) what is the average time taken to process DNA samples taken following a discovery of drugs, from time of collection to time of processing and identification?
(d) what is the average time taken to process DNA samples taken following a discovery of drugs, from time of collection to time of processing and identification?
(c) what is the average time taken to process DNA samples taken following a murder, from time of collection to time of processing and identification; and (d) what is the average time taken to process DNA samples taken following a discovery of drugs, from time of collection to time of processing and identification?
(d) what is the average time taken to process DNA samples taken following a discovery of drugs, from time of collection to time of processing and identification?
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Answered
26 November 2004
Responded by
Minister for Police and Emergency Services
Response time
101 days
(a-d) The Police Service advise that Question 2343 related to DNA samples collected from a defined group of persons and this information could be readily extracted. Crime scene exhibits such as those from assault offences are recorded on the Frontline Incident Management System (IMS) or Property Tracing System. The functionality to extract the type of data sought in the question is being incorporated into the next major enhancement to Frontline (IMS) which is scheduled to be rolled out early next year. Importantly, since the inception of the DNA database in July 2002 there have been 31 DNA database matches to assault offences and 40 DNA database matches to sexual offences.
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