​Crime Lab LIMS Built for Forensic Workflows

What it does for your lab​

• Configurable workflows by discipline: Define unique processing paths for toxicology, drug chemistry, DNA, firearms, latent prints, digital forensics, trace evidence, and more, each with discipline-specific data entry screens, analytical steps, and reporting templates

• Supervisory oversight: Supervisors can assign cases, balance workloads, monitor progress, and review results from a centralized dashboard

• Multi-level review and approval: Configure one or multiple review stages for reports, with electronic signature capture at each level

• Case linking: Associate related cases, evidence items, and suspects across investigations

• Priority and deadline management: Flag rush cases, track due dates, and generate alerts when turnaround targets are at risk

• Comprehensive audit trail: Every action (case creation, assignment, status change, data entry, review, approval) is logged with user identity and timestamp

What it does for your lab

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• Continuous custody tracking: Every transfer, examination, storage event, and release is recorded with a timestamp, user identity, location, and reason

• Barcode/QR code integration: Generate and scan labels for rapid, error-free evidence handling

• Sub-item and aliquot management: Maintain parent-child custody relationships through sub-sampling, splitting, and recombination

• Storage location tracking: Track evidence location down to building, room, shelf, bin, and position

• Seal and condition tracking: Record evidence of condition at every custody transfer, including seal integrity

• Release and disposal documentation: Manage evidence return to agencies, court exhibits, and authorized destruction with full documentation

• Court-ready custody reports: Generate a complete, printable custody history for any evidence item with one click

What it does for your lab​

• Direct instrument connections: Supports connections with common forensic devices (GC/MS, LC-MS, DNA sequencers, breath analyzers) and other analytical platforms

• Automated data import: Instrument results flow directly into the LIMS, populating the correct case and evidence records without manual transcription

• Real-time sample assignment: Assign samples to instrument batches and track run status in real time

• Batch worksheet generation: Create and print batch worksheets with sample identifiers, positions, QC sample placement, and analytical parameters

• QC integration: Automatically include and track quality control samples, blanks, and calibration standards within each batch

• Error reduction: By eliminating manual transcription, Batch Processing reduces data entry errors and the rework they cause

What it does for your lab

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• Tracks equipment schedules, certification records, and compliance under Resource Manager

• Equipment management: Track calibration schedules, maintenance history, performance verification results, and out-of-service periods for every instrument

• Reagent and consumable tracking: Monitor lot numbers, expiration dates, in-house preparation recipes, and component traceability

• Personnel records: Maintain training records, competency assessments, certification dates, and recertification deadlines for every analyst

• Automated alerts: Receive notifications when calibrations are due, certifications are expiring, or reagents are approaching expiration

• Audit-ready reporting: Generate current status reports for equipment, personnel, and consumables that assessors can review during audits

What it does for your lab

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• Configurable report templates: Create discipline-specific report templates that automatically populate with case data, analytical results, and examiner conclusions

• Multi-level review and approval: Route reports through one or more reviewers with electronic approval and signature capture

• Draft watermarking: Automatically apply "DRAFT" watermarks to unapproved versions to prevent premature release

• Version control: Maintain a complete history of every report revision

• Amended report management: Issue amended reports with clear identification of changes and reasons

• Court-ready output: Generate PDF reports formatted for courtroom presentation, with all required elements (examiner credentials, methodology, results, opinions, signatures)

What it does for your lab

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• Electronic evidence submission: Law enforcement agencies can initiate evidence submissions online, providing the required case information before the evidence arrives at the lab

• Case status tracking: Submitting agencies can check the status of their cases and evidence without calling your lab

• Report distribution: Authorized users can download approved reports through a secure portal

• Litigation/discovery packet delivery: Assemble and distribute court-ready packets to prosecutors and defense attorneys electronically

• Reduced phone calls and emails: Self-service access frees your staff from routine status inquiries

What Pre-Log does

• Allows law enforcement personnel to begin the evidence submission process before arriving at the lab

• Captures required case information, evidence descriptions, and requested analyses

• Creates the initial chain-of-custody record at the point of submission

• Reduces wait times at the lab's evidence receiving window

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What AuthXAccess does

• AuthXAccess is a distribution authorization tool that empowers crime labs to delegate and control pre-log access for external agency users. It works alongside Pre-Log to ensure only authorized individuals can submit evidence, improving security and simplifying the submission process.

• Provides centralized credential management for external users without burdening your IT team

• Supports enterprise-wide connections across multiple agencies

What it does for your lab

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• Property Connect offers an interface for the extraction of data from property management systems. It provides robust data manipulation capabilities, facilitating the efficient transfer of data into Forensic Advantage.

• Eliminates redundant data entry by importing case and evidence information directly from source systems

• Configurable field mapping ensures data arrives in the correct FA fields

• Reduces errors from manual re-keying of case numbers, evidence descriptions, and submitter information