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  • Black Silicon Can Help Detect Explosives

    Scientists have developed an ultrasensitive detector based on black silicon. The device is able to detect trace amounts of nitroaromatic compounds and can be applied to identify the majority of explosives or highly toxic pollutants for medical and forensic evaluations. read more

  • DoD Adds Fentanyl to Drug Testing Panel

    The Department of Defense implemented new policy in March 2019 to direct all service Drug Demand Reduction Program labs to test for fentanyl and norfentanyl. When trends start to be seen in society, the DoD looks at the potency and lethality of the drug, before being considered for additional ... read more

  • University's Forensic Facility to Feature VR Autopsy Table, Simulated Mass Grave Site

    Cranfield University is investing £3.5 million in the latest forensic science technology at its Cranfield campus. Building on Cranfield’s distinctive strength in defense and security, this forensic science teaching and research facility will be unparalleled in the UK. Students and staff will have ... read more

  • Former Sheriff’s Captain Indicted for Gun Trafficking, Aiding Marijuana Distribution

    Former San Diego County Sheriff’s Captain Marco Garmo was arrested last week based on a federal grand jury indictment that charges him with operating an illegal firearms trafficking business – sometimes from his office at the Rancho San Diego Station with the help of others, including a fellow ... read more

  • Houston Forensic Science Center to Use STRmix

    The Houston Forensic Science Center (HFSC) and Northeastern Illinois Regional Crime Laboratory (NIRCL) are the latest U.S. forensic labs to announce plans to use STRmix to resolve DNA profiles in criminal investigations. read more

  • Black Offenders Arrested More Than White Co-Offenders

    Racial disparities at every level of the criminal justice system in America are well documented. Now, a new study by reveals it also exists at the initial level of arrest, even when the crime is committed by a diverse pair of co-offenders. The study, examines crimes committed together by a black ... read more

  • Narcotics Traffic Devastating Central American Rainforests, Fueling Climate Change

    Studies find the U.S.-funded war on drugs has pushed traffickers into remote forest areas, where the shadowy underground economy they have built is devasting the environment, directly causing more than $214.6 million in natural and cultural resource loss in the region's protected forests each year. read more

  • National Strategy Aligns Indian Country and FBI on Missing, Murder Cases

    Last week, Attorney General William Barr announced the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Initiative, a national strategy to help address the disproportionally high levels of violence that American Indian and Alaska Native people suffer. The Department of Justice is investing an initial ... read more

  • DNA Labs International Employs Team Approach to Solving Crime With Genealogy

    DNA Labs International is serious about helping law enforcement solve their most violent crimes through the use of forensic genealogy in combination with DNA analysis. read more

  • Ancient DNA Study Sheds Light on Diverse Origins

    A new genetic study carried out at the University of Helsinki and the University of Turku demonstrates that, at the end of the Iron Age, Finland was inhabited by separate and differing populations, all of them influencing the gene pool of modern Finns. read more

  • Bill Would Abolish NYC DNA Database

    A handful of Democratic New York State Senators have introduced a bill to end New York City’s DNA database, calling it “rogue” and “unlawful”. Sponsored by Brad Hoylman (D, WF), the bill seeks to end the city’s DNA database, as well as prohibit any other municipality from maintaining such a database... read more

  • Neighborhood Matters for Fentanyl-involved Overdose Deaths

    Fentanyl overdoses cluster geographically more than non-fentanyl overdoses, according to a study just released by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The findings suggest that fentanyl-involved overdoses are concentrated in resource deprived neighborhoods over and above what data ... read more

  • Barnacles are a Clock for the Dead

    Barnacles are encrusting arthropods that attach to all kinds of surfaces, including rocks, boats, and even human remains. In 2002, police discovered a highly decomposed human body in the water on the southwest coast of Italy. The forensic pathologist on the case didn’t have a lot to go on to ... read more

  • Cannabis and the Science of ‘Breathalomics’

    It’s pretty easy to single out a driver that is driving under the influence of alcohol. Swerving between lanes, running red lights and inconsistent speed are signs easily identifiable to passersby and police alike. Additionally, police can conduct a test using a breathalyzer to estimate the amount ... read more

  • Gunshot Survivors Report Long-term Physical, Mental Consequences

    First responders, doctors, and hospital staff do everything they can to save the lives of gunshot wound (GSW) victims. At times, they succeed, resulting in about 70,000 survivors of firearm injuries annually in the United States. But once survivors walk out the hospital doors and away from attentive... read more
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