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: :MAGAZINE ARTICLES
The DNA Connection: Postconviction DNA Testing: An International Impact
April/May 2008
To point out the obvious – the application of DNA technology to postconviction appeals has compelled more than a few changes to the U.S. criminal justice system. Seven years ago, only two states allowed for the possibility of applying newly discovered DNA evidence to appellate cases.
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Improved Methods for the Elution and Extraction of Spermatozoa from Sexual Assault Swabs
April/May 2008
The ability to perform forensic DNA analysis in criminal investigations has become an important part of solving numerous types of crime. DNA testing has become especially important in criminal cases involving sexual assault and rape.
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Tackling the Backlog Using Automated Differential Extraction
April/May 2008
A look at an automated method to overcome the limitations of standard differential extraction using phenol:chloroform or organic extraction.
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An Integrated Sexual Assault Solution
April/May 2008
Improved Workflow for Analyzing Sexual Assault Evidence.
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: :INDUSTRY NEWS
Friday, May 9, 2008
Still No Word on Whether Additional Bodies Buried at Manson Ranch

Thursday, May 8, 2008
Report Calls for Special Prosecutor

Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Mike French Joins Sagem Morpho, Inc as Forensic Expert in Biometrics

Wednesday, April 30, 2008
DNA Frees Man After 27 Years

Tuesday, April 29, 2008
ZyGEM and ESR Continue Collaboration on DNA Extraction Kits

Monday, April 28, 2008
Image and Voice Recognition Software Unveiled at CEIC

Friday, April 25, 2008
Carl Zeiss SMT Opens New North American Headquarters

Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Interactive PPE Virtual Model Available

Wednesday, April 16, 2008
DNA Evidence Frees Detroit Man

Friday, April 11, 2008
House Committee Meets on DNA Initiatives

: :WEB ONLY ARTICLES
Video Enhancement of Facial Images
"There is no landscape that we know as well as the human face. Twenty-five odd square inches containing the features is the most intimately scrutinized piece of territory in existence, examined constantly, and carefully, with far more than an intellectual interest. Every detail of nose, eyes, and mouth, every regularity in proportion, every variation from one individual to the next, are matters about which we are all authorities."
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A companion to John Barbara's Computer Forensics Standards and Controls
(December 2007/January 2008 Forensic Magzine®)
Appropriate Standards and Controls in Computer Forensics
Appropriate standards and controls must always be specified in the analytical procedure and their use documented in the case notes. This is a necessary quality assurance practice which will ensure that forensic hardware, operating systems, and forensic software are working correctly. However, they must be used prior to imaging evidentiary digital media. Likewise, any forensic software tools that are updated from previous versions or newly installed forensic software must be performance verified and/or validated prior to their use in casework.
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The Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence (SWGDE) has issued a position paper in response to John Barbara's articles on Standards and Controls (Forensic Magazine®, December 2007/January 2008 issue). Click here to view this paper on their website.

Additional information and comments can be directed to Walt Larkins, Executive Secretary of SWGDE at secretary@swgde.us

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