<P> The Los Angeles Police Department founded the first crime laboratory in the United States ( 1923 ) , followed by the Bureau of Investigation ( 1926 ) , forerunner to the Federal Bureau of Investigation . ( Every Contact Leaves a Trace , Connie Fletcher , St. Martin 's Press , New York , 2006 , interview with crime lab director ) </P>
<P> The Los Angeles Police Department founded the first crime laboratory in the United States ( 1923 ) , followed by the Bureau of Investigation ( 1926 ) , forerunner to the Federal Bureau of Investigation . ( Every Contact Leaves a Trace , Connie Fletcher , St. Martin 's Press , New York , 2006 , interview with crime lab director ) </P>
where was the first police laboratory established in the us
where was the first police laboratory established in the us
Los Angeles Police Department
Los Angeles Police Department