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| 10/04/99
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of Events | SHERIFF BACA, CHIEF PARKS TO JOIN CALL FOR NEW CRIME LAB Hertzberg legislation to bring new state-of-the-art facility to Cal State L.A. What:
Officials will discuss Assembly Bill 1391, the Hertzberg-Polanco Crime Laboratories Construction Act, which would provide $220 million to expand and update local crime laboratories statewide. A key facility envisioned by the act is a laboratory and training center to be built on the California State University, Los Angeles campus, for shared use with the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department (LASD) and the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). Who:
Attending the press conference will be Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, Los Angeles Police Chief Bernard Parks, State Assemblymember Robert M. Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys), Los Angeles County District Attorney Gil Garcetti, State Assemblymember Gloria Romero (D-Los Angeles), and Cal State L.A. President James M. Rosser. When:
Wednesday, October 6, 11 a.m. Where:
Cal State L.A. Parking Lot A. The University is located at the Eastern Ave. exit, San Bernardino Freeway., at the interchange of the 10 and 710 freeways. Educational Benefits:
California State University, Los Angeles, a participant in this forensic science facility project, has an opportunity through its degree programs to use the new facilities for instructional purposes with direct access to state-of-the-art laboratory facilities. The facility will house the Cal State L.A. Criminal Justice Department, which offers a Master of Science degree in criminalistics (one of the few forensic science degree programs offered in the western United States), and will provide space for the campus Public Safety Department. Close collaboration among the operational LAPD and LASD crime laboratories, Cal State L.A. academic departments, and the California Department of Justice will ultimately benefit the entire criminal justice community. The proximity of the LAPD and LASD crime laboratories will also create internships and full-time professional career opportunities for Cal State L.A. undergraduate and graduate students, as well as increased opportunities for faculty applied research. A ready source of forensic science adjunct faculty positions for the University is another outcome of this partnership. Visuals:
B-roll video of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Crime Lab and Cal State L.A. students at work in the University's Criminalistics Laboratory will be available. On display will be graphics detailing recent findings by the State Auditor that most crime labs operating in the state suffer from overcrowding and other problems. # # # |
