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The History and Legacy of the Latent Fingerprint Black Box Study
October 14, 2022
The FBI's black box study on latent prints continues to influence the criminal justice system's understanding of the validity and reliability of forensic testimony. read more
DNA, IGG IDs Woman Missing Since 1994
October 14, 2022
In October 1994, human remains belonging to an unknown woman were found in a wooden area under a bridge in Hancock County Indiana. Investigators thought the remains were likely there for several months before discovery. read more
DNA from Drop of Blood Yields Arrest in 1989 Vermont Double Murder
October 14, 2022
A drop of blood that was subjected to modern DNA testing enabled Vermont State Police detectives to make an arrest in the 1989 murder of a Danby couple found stabbed to death in their home. read more
First Female-focused Criminal Justice Mentorship Program
October 14, 2022
The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a partnership with UW-Madison and UW-Platteville to provide the first female focused mentoring program at the two universities for students interested in pursuing a career in criminal justice. read more
New Computational Model Targets Sex, Labor Trafficking Operations
October 14, 2022
The models draw on publicly available data to identify massage businesses that are most likely to be violating laws related to sex trafficking and labor trafficking. read more
Marijuana ‘Breathalyzer’ is One Step Closer
October 12, 2022
Measuring THC, the active compound in marijuana that leads to a high, is much different than, for example, the level of ethanol that is measured with a traditional alcohol breathalyzer. read more
Astrea Forensics, Intermountain Forensics Partner to Form IGG Satellite Lab
October 12, 2022
Intermountain Forensics has announced the formation of a dedicated satellite lab for forensic investigative genetic genealogy laboratory processing with partner Astrea Forensics. read more
DNA From Dismembered Foot ID's Man Found 3 Years Earlier
October 12, 2022
In April 2019, while conducting a natural death investigation in Mississippi, detectives with the Biloxi Police Department were made aware of a human foot located in a bucket on the property of the recently deceased individual. read more
NIST Draft Review: Bitemark Analysis Not Supported by Sufficient Data
October 12, 2022
The draft review finds that “forensic bitemark analysis lacks a sufficient scientific foundation because the three key premises of the field are not supported by the data. read more
Bodies Exhumed from Mass Grave in Ukraine’s Liberated Lyman
October 12, 2022
Another 22 civilians have been exhumed from individual graves at the burial site, located on the edge of a cemetery in a forested area on the outskirts of Lyman. Further exhumations are planned. read more
Study Shows Increasing Firearm Deaths Among Texas School-age Children
October 12, 2022
Firearm-related deaths in school-age children are dramatically increasing in the United States where homicide rates are about six- to nine-fold higher than those in comparably developed countries. read more
Police Apologize for Use of DNA Phenotyping in 2019 Cold Case
October 10, 2022
Forty-eight hours after release, amid accusations of racism, the image was removed from the media release as well as social media sites, and the officer in charge of the sexual assault section apologized. read more
NYSP, Academic Partnership Empowers Forensic Science Students
October 10, 2022
A new partnership is empowering forensic science students to seek out mentors and learn what a career in forensic science could look like for them. read more
'This is an Active Forensics Lab, Not your Normal Research Lab'
October 10, 2022
Ross runs the North Carolina Human Identification & Forensics Analysis Laboratory, which contracts with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for forensic anthropological casework statewide. read more
Opioid Overdose Detection, Response Startup Gets NIH Grant
October 10, 2022
Rescue Biomedical has received a grant to develop its technology that detects when a person is overdosing on an opioid and delivers naloxone to reverse the action. read more
Calls for Change After Report Says NZ Police Illegally Photograph Children, Adults
October 10, 2022
The New Zealand Police were recently found to have been routinely and illegally photographing young people and adults in public. Many might have expected this to see an end to the practice – but apparently not. read more
With Guidelines, Children’s Eyewitness Testimony Can Be as Accurate As Adults’
October 07, 2022
The reliability of child witnesses is especially important to understand given the large number of children who become involved in the legal system every year. read more
Cold Case Team Uses Genealogy to ID 2004 Rape Suspect
October 07, 2022
Utilizing the Denver Police Crime Laboratory, a direct DNA comparison identified Groshart as the suspect in the March 2004 sexual assault. read more
IGG Gives Name to Woman Killed in 2004, Remains Found in 2008
October 07, 2022
The investigation included reviewing hundreds of missing persons reports, providing the media with photographs of clothing and jewelry found with the remains, as well as a composite drawing of what the victim may have looked like. read more
Study Findings have Animal-assisted Therapy Implications
October 07, 2022
In a new study, researchers have shown that viewing, feeling, and touching real dogs leads to increasingly higher levels of activity in the prefrontal cortex of the brain. read more