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Study First to Show Benefits of Police De-escalation Training
A first of its kind study by University of Cincinnati criminal justice researchers shows that de-escalation training in police departments can make police encounters with the public safer for everyone. read more
Doctors in Nevada Execution Plan Want Names Secret
Prison officials want to use a never-before-tried combination of three or four drugs to execute Zane Michael Floyd by lethal injection. read more
Study: Social Media Can Predict NPS Use, Trends
A new study is the first to evaluate the utility of social media as an early predictor of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) trends on a nationwide scale. read more
DNA Advancements Help Solve 37-Year-Old Cold Case Homicide
Through additional investigation and advancements in DNA technology, Wortman was identified as the suspect in Brooks’ murder. read more
Researchers Use Raman to Non-destructively Estimate Post-mortem Interval
The aim of this research was precisely to come up with a method capable of determining the relatively accurate post-mortem interval in human remains by using non-destructive measurements. read more
Blood Evidence, Genealogy Ties Suspect to 1985 Murder of Taxi Driver
An STR profile was developed from the t-shirt sleeve, which was entered into CODIS in 2009 but there was no hit to a known identity. read more
Kansas City, Kansas, Police Start Cold Case Unit
The Kansas City, Kansas, police department is opening a new unit to review cold cases. read more
Project Wants to Make Honey Bees New Partners in Crime Fighting
In a new project, researchers from a number of different fields are working in unison on the SciTech campus to see if the honey produced by bees after feeding on flowers can help investigators better locate missing persons. read more
DDP Helps ID 1994 Jane Doe Found in Michigan Woods
Initially, investigators believed the deceased was of Hispanic heritage and had died at the hands of a possible serial killer along with 10 other women. read more
Researchers Evaulate Oral Fluid as Alternative to Urine for Drug Testing
This project will be the first to study a large number of oral fluid/urine paired specimens from patients in real-world programs. It will test for 130 different drugs. read more
Yavapai County Sheriff's Office, Othram Partner to ID 'Little Miss Nobody'
A Las Vegas school teacher was looking for rocks at Sand Wash Creek in Congress, Arizona on July 31, 1960 only to discover the partially buried remains of a young child. read more
Cold Case Team IDs 1977 Missing Woman, Receives Grant for Half a Million
Investigators at the time determined that the victim had been shot in the head. However, they were unable to identify the victim or any suspects in the potential murder case. read more
Expert Testimony Bill Passes Public Safety Committee Before Being Put on Suspense File
Senate Bill 467 seeks to expand this definition of false evidence by making the following inadmissible in a pre- and post-conviction. read more
Cold Case Diving Team Helps Recover Car from 2000 Missing Persons Case
The Waco Police Department with the help from the Waco Fire Dive Team recovered a vehicle after Adventures with Purpose began a separate search for a Waco PD missing persons case from December 2017. read more
Dental Records Help ID Man Missing Since 1996
Over the years, multiple searchers were conducted in the area, including by a diver searching a nearby beaver pond. No leads were developed explaining Glennon’s disappearance. read more