AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Department of Public Safety will hire more employees to help trim a backlog of computer-related investigations.
A statement Wednesday from DPS says the goal is to decrease the time it takes to conduct forensic computer examinations, especially involving alleged child pornography.
DPS will buy more workstations with specialized forensic examination software, plus streamline how computers are searched during the initial examination phase.
The agency's crime lab in Austin is the only DPS lab that does the specialized examination.
DPS as of Wednesday had 45 computer forensic cases pending.
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