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The Mission of the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences is to provide medical examiner and crime laboratory services of the highest quality in an unbiased manner with uncompromised integrity.

 

Vision

 

  • To provide consistent, quality death investigation and laboratory analysis for the benefit of the entire community.
  • To create a technological strongpoint for all justice agencies in an effort to fight crime.
  • To establish an academic environment for training in the field of Forensic Science.

 

The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences is a member institution of the Texas Medical Center since 1983.

 

 

 

 


 

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