Past behavior matters, especially in law enforcement where certain pre-hire misbehavior by law enforcement candidates sharply increases the likelihood of police misconduct once they are hired, according to new research.
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The authors say their study has revealed critical gaps in the U.S. death investigation system, and is leading to renewed calls for reform.
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The forensic van includes advanced ballistics testing, Rapid DNA, and Graykey digital forensic
technology that helps police access cell phones.
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Through advancements in DNA technology and decades of investigative work, she has now been identified as Melinda “Pip” Beardsley, a mother who had been missing since the mid-1970s.
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Forty years after a man committed multiple sexual assaults in Georgia, the suspect has been identified as 60-year-old Glenn Daniel Plybon.
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A NIST collection of 10,000 fingerprints has now been fully annotated with details that will help train both human fingerprint examiners and AI tools.
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Loyola and Show Your Soft Side surveyed animal control officers to identify training gaps and needs that could be addressed through the grant, which will provide continuous education in veterinary forensic science.
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Human remains discovered in 1981 in Blount County have been identified through a partnership between the Blount County Sheriff’s Office, the University of Tennessee Forensic Anthropology Center, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Unidentified Human Remains Initiative.
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A research team in Poland has developed a new forensic method that allows more information to be obtained from a single sample by taking an interdisciplinary approach.
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A composite sketch for the suspect was created and released to the public during the investigation. Over the years, investigators ruled out several potential suspects, including serial killers.
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