FORENSIC LABORATORY
DIVISION LEADERSHIP
The Forensic Laboratory’s Biology, Chemistry, Firearms, and Latent Print Sections are accredited to the ISO/IEC 17025 standard by the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) through the forensic testing program.
ANAB accreditation requires full compliance to the ISO/IEC 17025 standard, the supplemental accreditation requirements issued by ANAB, and the FBI Quality Assurance Standards for Forensic DNA Testing Laboratories. A listing of all accredited services is published on the Forensic Laboratory's Scope of Accreditation document.
Byron Smith
Operations Manager
Jordan Green
QA/Accreditation Manager
BIOLOGY SECTION
The Biology Section performs presumptive testing for body fluids, human STR & YSTR DNA testing, physical comparison between evidentiary and known DNA profiles to determine identity, relatedness testing, and participates in the FBI's Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) database.
CHEMISTRY SECTION
The Chemistry Section is comprised of three forensic disciplines performing seized drug, fire debris, and toxicology testing. The Chemistry Section identifies controlled substances and determines weight measurement, detects ignitable liquids and ignitable liquid residues, detects volatiles and quantifies ethanol in biological fluids, and detects ethanol in beverages.
Catherine Worthen
Technical Manager - Biology
Jared Lieser
Technology Manager - Chemistry
FIREARMS SECTION
The Firearms Section performs functionality testing on firearms; physical comparisons of bullets, cartridge cases, and shotshells to identify common origin or determine the number of firearms represented; determines bullet caliber and weapon type; restores firearm serial numbers; perofrms ETrace entry; and participates in the ATF's National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN).
LATENT PRINTS SECTION
The Latent Prints Section processes evidence for the presence of latent prints, evaluates recovered prints to determine suitability for comparison, performs physical comparison between evidentiary prints and known prints to determine identity, establishes the identity of unknown individuals, and participates in the OSBI's Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) and the Next Generation Identification (NGI) system databases.
Joy Bucklin
Technical Manager - Firearms
Katie Casper
Technology Manager - Latent Prints
OSU-TPDFL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIP
The Oklahoma State University School of Forensic Sciences and the Tulsa Police Department Forensic Laboratory established a collaborative relationship to provide selected graduate students the opportunity to obtain training and casework experience in an accredited laboratory while assisting the City of Tulsa reduce the number of backlogged sexual assault kits.
PUBLIC SAFETY ANALYSIS
The Public Safety Analysis Section collects and utilizes data and information to conduct tactical, strategic, and administrative analysis of crimes occurring within the City of Tulsa.
Kelly Solomon
Technical Manager - OSU-TPD TAP
Tamara Franklin
Technology Manager - Public Safety Analysis