The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has taken their commitment to testing to the next level, introducing legislation that will require Kansas law enforcement agencies submit all sexual assault kits for forensic analysis.
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Plans to partner with the Detroit Crime Commission could help police in Lansing solve decades-old murder cases.
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The sex offender management teams seized 48 devices on Monday and Tuesday from a number of registered sex offenders and carried out close forensic and manual examinations to check for anything that may indicate a relapse in their offending behavior.
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More than a year after she was abandoned, forensic specialists found the remains of “Baby Jane Doe” in February 1992. She was 7-10 days old at the time of death.
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The research project will seek to rectify the current inability of first responders (i.e., police, fire and emergency management services) to use their CAD systems to electronically exchange information with other CAD systems during a joint emergency response.
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Sontrary to popular belief, serious mental illness was present in only 11% of all mass murderers and in only 8% of mass shooters.
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The aim of this effort is to identify effective conflict resolution strategies by reviewing video footage of police encounters, coding them to classify behaviors and outcomes, and detecting patterns that can inform future training.
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Governor Brad Little signed the “Wrongful Conviction Act” into law, providing state compensation for the wrongfully convicted in Idaho. This makes Idaho the 36th state to adopt a wrongful conviction compensation law.
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Research by a sociologist suggests that self-reported experiences of unfair police treatment are associated with a range of social-psychological and behavioral consequences.
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A new center established by the University of Bristol to help protect citizens online has created a shared data science framework to help law enforcement investigate organized crime.
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