Newly published research describes a spatio-temporal model to predict trends in firearm prevalence on a state-by-state level by fusing data from two available proxies–background checks per capita and suicides committed with a firearm in a given state.
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Scientists from the University of Chicago have developed a new algorithm that predicts crime a week in advance with up to 90% accuracy.
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The unidentified woman was found with a small 8 inch Christmas tree and when her identity could not be determined, she became known as "Christmas Tree Lady."
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The Center of Excellence will be a model for the use of crime gun intelligence (CGI) in supporting law enforcement agencies throughout the United States. It will serve as a home for the National Crime Gun Intelligence Governing Board.
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Eight 1,700-year-old genomes dated to the Three Kingdoms period have shown that ancient Koreans from the Gaya confederacy were more diverse than the present-day Korean population.
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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has chosen the first group of encryption tools that are designed to withstand the assault of a future quantum computer.
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The newly formed OCME DNA Gun Crimes Unit will focus exclusively on the testing and analysis of evidence from gun crimes and accelerate testing turnaround times to 30 days or less.
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She was 4 to 5 months old at the time of her death and her remains had been inside the tire since 2017. She was murdered, however, at a nearby hotel and left at the tire store.
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“Scene to Scientist” is an introduction to forensic science for kids of all ages—in particular, older elementary school kids to those early in their high school careers.
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Researchers received a $988,559 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice for a three-year study pairing forensic bruise analysis with machine learning.
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