Forensic Laboratory 2030: Workplace Activities
04/23/2013

This final article of the Forensic Laboratory 2030 series will explore important workplace trends, work/life drivers, a vision for FL2030, and challenges for the future.

The Power of LDIS
04/16/2013

Local DNA Index System, when used to its full effect, gives local law enforcement and forensic science a valuable means to exploit the intended potential of CODIS

Investigating Beyond the Fender Bender
04/12/2013

When responding to multiple car accidents, hit and runs, fatalities, and high speed chases, officers can benefit by calling in Crime Scene Officers to assist with the investigation.

VPP, OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program: Part 1
04/12/2013

A robust health and safety management program can benefit any workplace no matter how large or small. Recognizing this, OSHA developed an assistance program called VPP for Voluntary Protection Program.

Mozilla Firefox Forensics: Part 4
04/12/2013

Firefox (version 16.0.2) typically includes twelve SQLite databases, each of which performs a different function such as to store bookmarks, cookies, places visited, searches, and so forth.

Next Generation Sequencing for Forensics
04/12/2013

You can’t look at the advent of next generation DNA sequencing, the speed at which the technology is advancing, and the rate at which the cost is dropping and—with any intellectual honesty—suggest that the forensic use of DNA is going to continue with blinders to anything phenotypic.

Why Do A Study When I Could Just Tell You?
04/12/2013

The value of social science–forensic science partnerships

The Future of Forensics Has Arrived: The Application of Next Generation Sequencing
04/12/2013

The progression from Sanger-type sequencing (STS) to next generation sequencing (NGS) will further advance the regenerative sciences, personalized medicine, and forensics.

Touch DNA: From the Crime Scene to the Crime Laboratory
04/12/2013

While touch DNA has become a much requested and successful test for DNA laboratories to perform, we must remember its limitations and be aware of the factors which may affect the results.

Crime Scene 360
04/12/2013

In addition to your typical crime scene photography, it is not too difficult to capture the panoramic images necessary to create a virtual tour of the scene.

In their DNA: Finding El Salvador’s Missing Children
04/12/2013

Today, reuniting surviving family members with their loved ones is supported not only by a number of human rights agencies and non-governmental organizations, but also by a small-but-growing group of committed genetic and forensic scientists.

Challenges in DNA Testing and Forensic Analysis of Hair Samples
04/02/2013

Forensic analysis of DNA from hair samples is commonly used for identification, however, it is in many ways the most overestimated and misrepresented DNA sample.

Forensic Laboratory 2030: Physical Environment
02/13/2013

The Forensic Laboratory 2030 research findings indicate the need to accommodate change in the laboratory environment is on a parallel track with unprecedented advancements in technology. The challenge will be to maintain critical adaptability measures to meet the space needs of the future.

Properly Packaging Evidence
02/12/2013

Preserving and maintaining evidence collected at a scene is crucial. The key is understanding evidence and understanding the proper way to package it.

Cutting Class
02/12/2013

In one published report, the Consumer Product Safety Commission statistics indicated that nearly 40% of all medically treated injuries due to manual tools in the United States involved knives or retractable blades.

FEPAC
02/12/2013

The Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission (FEPAC) has established a framework of standards to improve forensic science programs.

International Forensic Facilities: A Question and Answer Session
02/12/2013

I would like to better inform the forensic community just how important international forensic science facility projects are and how they can help grow the international forensic community.

Innocence Projects Abroad
02/12/2013

Efforts focusing on the protection and exoneration of the innocent through DNA technology in two countries may help bring about safer and more just societies.

Mozilla Firefox Forensics: Part 3
02/12/2013

The majority of potential forensic information from Firefox does not reside in the Windows Registry, but rather in two directories located in the individual User account(s).

Not Sexy Enough For Hollywood, Document Management Systems Are Still At the Core of Quality Management in Labs
02/12/2013

Advice from the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences on implementing a system.

Comprehensive Analysis of the Chemical Enhancement of Footwear Marks on Fabrics
02/12/2013

The UK Home Office Centre for Applied Science and Technology (CAST), in collaboration with the Centre for Forensic Science (CFS) at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, worked together on a strategic research project to evaluate existing chemical enhancement techniques for their applicability to footwear enhancement for marks made in blood, urine, and soil on various fabric surfaces.

Utilization of Infrared and Raman Micro-Spectroscopy for the Chemical Analysis of Art
02/12/2013

While infrared and Raman microscopy have been employed for many years in the field, new capabilities, such as the employment of FPA detectors and ATR immersion optics in the infrared and confocal depth profiling, fluorescence reduction, and SERS for Raman, have dramatically improved the ability of infrared and Raman microscopes to be used in the increasingly challenging area of art analysis.

Forensic Laboratory 2030 – Investigation Activities
01/09/2013

This second installment of the Forensic Laboratory 2030 series will focus the microscope of prognostication on laboratory investigations and the activities surrounding them.

Resources at Your Fingertips
01/04/2013

Welcome to the fourth annual Forensic Buyer’s Guide: the first Buyer’s Guide brought to you as a standalone issue, making it more convenient to keep as a resource all year long.

The Future of Forensics
12/20/2012

With the new year around the bend, we’ve decided to take a more specific look at what the future may hold with Mike Mount and Steve Hackman’s article on the future of facility design, “Forensic Laboratory 2030: Scientific Environment”.