May 2, 2025 The Arkansas State Crime Laboratory (ASCL) has announced that Dr. Katrina Taylor, currently Chief Resident in Pathology at East Tennessee State University, has been matched as a forensic pathology fellow for the 2026-2027 academic year. Dr. Taylor has a strong educational background, earning her undergraduate degree from the University of California, San

The ASCL is now accepting applications for the 2022 Summer Undergraduate Internship Program. The program will span from early June to mid/late July. This is a 6-8 week program that allows undergraduate students with a strong scientific education to gain hands-on experience. Those selected for the program get a ‘real world’ glance at the different

The Summer 2020 Crime Lab News is now available!We have valuable information and updates about Latent Prints, iPhone guidelines from Digital Evidence, our subpoena policies, new testing for plant materials, and more.The newsletter is available here.

The Arkansas State Crime Laboratory Lowell Regional Laboratory is now open for business! We are located at 1120 West Monroe Avenue, just off of exit 78 on Interstate 49 ( map). The Lowell lab is now accepting Toxicology and Forensic Chemistry cases for testing. Use the intercom to access entry through the gate, and come around

The Spring Crime Lab News is out now! This issue includes a focus on Physical Evidence and information about new employees, retirements, updated turn-around times, changes in services, and a lot of other updates. If there’s something you think we should cover in the next edition, please tell us on our survey! You can download the pdf of the

The ASCL is now accepting applications for the 2020 Summer Undergraduate Internship Program. This is a 6-8 week program that allows undergraduate students with a strong scientific education to gain hands-on experience. Those selected for the program get a ‘real world’ glance at the different career paths available in forensic science. During the program, interns

The Winter Crime Lab News is out now! This issue includes a focus on Clandestine Laboratories, as well as new employees, updated turn-around times, building updates, and a lot of other updates. If there’s something you think we should cover in the next edition, please tell us on our survey! You can download the pdf of the newsletter here:

The April Crime Lab News is out now! This issue includes a focus on DNA, as well as new employees, updated turn-around times, construction updates, and training opportunities. If there’s something you think we should cover in the next edition, please tell us on our survey! You can download the pdf of the newsletter here: Crime Lab