Making Sense of DNA Backlogs, 2010 — Myths vs. Reality addresses the question of why backlogs of DNA evidence awaiting testing persist even after the federal government has provided hundreds of millions of dollars to eliminate them. Answering this question requires understanding both what a backlog is and how backlogs can be reduced; this report provides that understanding.
This report includes data updated from the original 2009 report Making Sense of DNA Backlogs — Myths vs. Reality.
http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/232197.pdf