Accredited Testing Laboratory by American Association for Laboratory Accreditation
2017-

4277.01 Meridian

4278.01 Pocatello

4276.01 Coeur d’ Alene

An ASCLD/LAB Accredited Testing Laboratory
1987-2007

An ASCLD/LAB Internationally Accredited Testing Laboratory
2007-2017

Forensic Services

700 S. Stratford Drive Meridian, ID 83642 Ph: 208.884.7219 Fx: 208.884.7290

ISPFS Awarded Prestigious Foresight Maximus Efficiency Award

4/10/2020 As published by the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD), Idaho State Police Forensic Services has been awarded the Foresight Maximus Award for 2020.  Each year we report casework productivity and financial data to West Virginia University John Chambers College of Business and Economics for analysis.

The Foresight Maximus Award is a distinction recognizing the top performing forensic laboratories in the world based on Foresight business metrics.  The 2020 Foresight Maximus award was presented to participant laboratories operating at 90% or better of peak efficiency. 

Started in 2007 by a cooperative agreement between the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics and the National Institute of Justice, the Foresight program is a business-guided, self-evaluation of forensic science laboratories, which began with local, regional, state, and national agencies in North America.  Over the years, the program has expanded to include several laboratories in Europe.  Economics, accounting, finance, and forensic faculty from WVU provide assistance, guidance, and analysis. The process involves standardizing definitions for metrics to evaluate work processes, linking financial information to work tasks, and functions. The program has grown over time and its success had led to numerous journal publications, countless laboratory efficiency improvements across the U.S. and a supplementary program with funding by the Laura and John Arnold foundation to examine the interface between Foresight metrics and Laboratory Information Management Systems.  Based on the success of the program and the gains seen by forensic laboratories, ASCLD has sought to begin recognizing peak performing laboratories at its Annual Symposium.

The following forensic laboratories are 2020 Foresight Maximus award winners:

FORESIGHT Maximus Performers:

• • Acadiana Crime Lab, New Iberia, LA
  • Arkansas State Crime Laboratory, Little Rock, AR
  • Bexar County Criminal Investigation Laboratory, San Antonio, TX
  • Broward County Sheriff’s Office, Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Chandler Police Department Forensic Service Section, Chandler, AZ
  • Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, Charlotte, NC
  • City of Tulsa Police Department Forensic Laboratory, Tulsa, OK
  • Denver Police Department Crime Laboratory, Denver, CO
  • Florida Department of Law Enforcement Laboratory System (6 Labs), Tallahassee, FL
  • Fort Worth Police Crime Laboratory Fort Worth, TX
  • Fort Worth Police Department – Digital Forensic Lab, Fort Worth, TX
  • Idaho State Police, Meridian, ID
  • Midwest Regional Forensic Laboratory, Andover, MN
  • Utah Department of Public Safety Bureau of Forensic Services, Taylorsville, UT

Read more about FORESIGHT at https://business.wvu.edu/research-outreach/forensic-business-studies/foresight