RFID Technology in Forensic Evidence Management :An Assessment of Barriers, Benefits, and Costs

In August 2010, the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National Institute of Justice convened the Technical Working Group on Biological Evidence Preservation to create best practices and guidance to improve the storage and preservation of biological evidence after collection through post-conviction proceedings. While the best practices handbook was being produced, an assessment of automated identification technologies was conducted to evaluate its usefulness in maintaining the integrity and reducing the loss or premature destruction of forensic evidence.