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The
California Criminalistics Institute,a unit of the California
Department of Justice, Bureau of Forensic Services, provides
specialized forensic science training to personnel who are
practitioners in the field.
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For
years, there was a need in California for a training and research
facility to serve the law enforcement and forensic science communities.
Since California's criminal justice system lacked the resources
to fund such a facility, the Bureau of Forensic Services (BFS)
began developing a program to meet the need. In 1985, BFS sought
legislative and law enforcement support for the creation of
the California Criminalistics Institute. Through the efforts
of the former Attorney General, Senator John Seymour, California's
district attorneys, sheriffs, and police chiefs, CCI was born.
CCI became a reality when the Governor signed SB 2390 (chapter
1040, statutes of 1986) in September 1986.
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