This resolution accepts a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department to outsource the analysis of sexual assault kits to private vendors. The goal is to reduce the backlog of DNA forensic case samples. The resolution was passed by the Metropolitan Council.
A resolution accepting a DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program grant from the U. S. Department of Justice to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, to outsource sexual assault kits to private vendors for forensic case sample analysis to reduce the backlog associated with DNA analysis.
What it does
- 1Acceptance of the DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program grant.
- 2Authorization for the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department to outsource sexual assault kit analysis to private vendors.
- 3Use of grant funds specifically aimed at reducing the DNA analysis backlog.
This resolution accepts a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department to outsource the analysis of sexual assault kits to private vendors. The goal is to reduce the backlog of DNA forensic case samples. The resolution was passed by the Metropolitan Council.
Activity timeline
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