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UK Police Force First to Use DNA to Tackle Dog Thefts
DNA Protected uses a DNA marker system that has been developed for forensic analysis to help investigate criminal cases involving the theft of dogs. read more
Digital Forensics Student on Pace to be on 1st U.S. Cyber Team
Cameron Whitehead is on track to become a member of the first U.S Cyber Team to represent the nation in the inaugural International Cyber Security Challenge later this year in Athens, Greece. read more
Update to National Testing Recommendations for Drug-impaired Driving
An update to the National Safety Council's Alcohol, Drugs and Impairment Division's (NSC-ADID) recommendations for toxicology testing in impaired driving and motor vehicle fatalities has just been released. read more
DNA Match Leads to Arrest in 2007 Sexual Battery
In March 2020, the case was re-examined to assess the potential utilization of genetic genealogy testing to identify a suspect. read more
Advancing Criminal Investigations: Rapid DNA Program Considerations
Join Michael Garvey, Director of the Office of Forensic Science, and Ryan Gallagher, Criminalistics Unit Manager, both of the Philadelphia Police Department, as well as Robert O'Brien, Forensic Biology Section Leader, from the National Forensic Science Technology Center, for a candid look at new ... read more
New Synthetic Opioid is 20x More Potent than Fentanyl
A novel synthetic opioid that is ~20x more potent than fentanyl has been linked to 8 overdose deaths across 5 states in the last month, according to the Center for Forensic Science Research and Education (CFSRE). read more
UK Opens Forensic Science Center of Excellence After Critical Report
The new facilities are considered vital in boosting the role science plays in the criminal justice system, enabling the transfer of the latest leading academic knowledge to criminal investigators and training the next generation of forensic scientists. read more
Mexico Confirms Bone Fragment Matches Missing Student
Mexican authorities said last week they have fully confirmed the match between a bone fragment and a student missing since 2014. read more
First Evidence that Plague Victims Were Buried Individually with Care
By studying DNA from the teeth of individuals who died at this time, researchers from the After the Plague project, have identified the presence of Yersinia Pestis, the pathogen that causes plague. read more
NY Filmmakers Explore Circles of Surveillance
Together with artist Sean Vegezzi, Laura Poitras puts viewers outside an NYPD outpost in Queens used by the Technical Assistance Response Unit, whose role is to monitor political protests. read more
NDIS Match IDs Kidnapping, Sexual Assault Suspect After 37 Years
Officers discovered the person has been abducted and sexually assaulted. Evidence, including DNA, was collected on scene and by medical personnel at the University of Connecticut Medical Center. read more
Police Arrest Suspect in 1972 Murder of 15-Year-Old Girl
Julie Ann Hanson was reported missing on July 8, 1972. Her body was discovered later that same day in a field in Naperville near 87th Street and Modaff Road. She had been stabbed multiple times. read more
Deception Bill Passes in Oregon, Banning Police from Lying to Youth During Interrogations
On Tuesday, Oregon became the second state to pass legislation prohibiting law enforcement officers from using deception while interrogating people under the age of 18. read more
Cannabis Legalization and Link to Increase in Fatal Collisions
Legalization of recreational cannabis may be associated with an increase in fatal motor vehicle collisions based on data from the United States, and authors discuss the implications for Canada in an analysis. read more
Forensic Analysis of Mobile Phone Glass with SEM, EDS and Micro-CT
The identification of unknown particles by comparison of scanning electron microscopy - energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) data to reference materials is valuable because it provides fast results describing particle composition and morphology with limited sample preparation. read more