When Guy M. Vallaro takes over the as the director of the state forensics laboratory in Meriden later this month, it will mark the first time the facility commonly known as the “State Police Crime Lab” is not under State Police management.
The change may seem subtle, but it’s being viewed by many as significant. In 2009, an influential National Academy of Sciences study, “Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward,” endorsed the concept that government-funded forensic labs should no longer be supervised by law enforcement agencies.
