From strengthening compensation laws to limiting the misuse of technology by law enforcement, these reforms represent steps toward a more equitable legal system for everyone.
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The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) has unlocked a cell phone that was used to capture video of a June 2021 incident in Minneapolis during which Winston Smith was fatally shot by law enforcement.
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Investigators in Amsterdam have deployed a unique campaign to try to generate leads in the 2009 murder of 19-year-old Bernadett “Betty” Szabó: a hologram of Szabó sits behind a window and asks for help.
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Forensic artist Joe Mullins, an adjunct professor in both the forensic science program and the School of Art at George Mason University, has created a clay facial reconstruction bust of an unidentified female homicide victim in one of Loudoun County's oldest unsolved cases.
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The aerosol cans contained DNA that was deemed "uninterpretable," and, astonishingly, a lab technician’s DNA was discovered on the paper towel tube they claimed I had used to ignite the fire. The truth, as it turns out, lay buried under layers of forensic misconduct.
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Forensic science students at New Jersey institute of Technology are giving criminal investigators a step up on solving cases, and they're doing it by enlisting the campus community's help through an enticing offer—“lend your soles” for free pizza.
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The Scalable Rural Digital Forensics Initiative (RDFI) is a four-year, $3 million project supporting law enforcement agencies nationwide and their staff, particularly rural line officers, to enhance their ability to successfully initiate and carry out investigations involving digital evidence.
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Growing evidence supports using situational and developmental crime prevention approaches to complement traditional law enforcement and criminal justice interventions to combat sexual violence.
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The NNPD’s Cold Case team is brand new, just formed at the end of August 2024. The team comprises two full-time homicide detectives and one investigator, who is a retired homicide detective.
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INTERPOL is hoping to build on that success with the launch of the second phase of “Identify Me.” This phase highlights 46 cold cases involving unidentified women whose remains were found in France, Italy, and Spain, in addition to Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands.
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