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COOPERATIVE SERVICES FBI LABORATORY Now into its 43rd vear of operations, the FBI Laboratory reuched record levels of uchieve- ments in Fiseal 1975. Continuine its leading role in the forensie science field, the Laboratory conducted 41S2,060 examinations. Approximately 30 percent of these examinations were conducted for agencies other than the FBI on a cost-free basis. A total of 44,198 requests were received by the FBI Laboratory for the examination of 317,140 specimens during the fiseal vear. The 482,060 examinations conducted on these specimens consisted of: -181,777 dealing with document mutters. —141,218 encoinpussing eamblyus, transla- tion, and cryptunalytic matters. -154,042 involving the physical, biological, und chemical sciences. -5,023 pertaining to electronics and acous- Tics, . The FB Laboratory also: —Enlarged its proutum of assistance fo state and local forensic science laborataiies. ~Trained over 700 state and local law en- forcement personne] in specialized crime laboratory topics. =Provided expert witnesSes to testify in 865 cases in courts throughout the Nation. ~Assisted the FBI and other law enforcement agencies in the solution and successtul prosecution of nainy criminal cases, several of which sained national prominence. —Pubiished the ‘*Crime Luboratory Digest,"’ a monthly publication sent to ull lw en- forcement crime kuboratories in the Nation, highlighting information und research in the crime haboratorys field. -Contributed to certain areas of forensic *sejence throush publication of technical papers, resulis of surveys aud national MO CTIOLS. —Coniinned its uctive and productive te- search und development program to insure 26 quality and up-to-date service to law en- forcement upencies. lu September, 1974, the PBI Laboratory spon- sored the Second National Symposium on Crime Laboratory Development, Unprecedented in the history of crime laboratories in America, this meeting brought together 166 leaders of police crime laboratories from throughout ihe Nation, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Canada, The purpose of this ssmposium, which was held at the FRI Academy at Quantico, Virginia, was lo de- termine how the FBI Laboratory might better assist other laboratories in their functions, Also, during this symposium the American Socicty of Crime Laboratory Directors was estab- lished. This organization promises to provide additional leadership toward upgrading profes- sionuism of the scientific criminal investigator and to increase coopération and commumeation between all crime laboratories throughout the Nation. A seriol number which had been ground off the weap on is restored ond then photographed ia the FBI Leborctory. ‘ :