The U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) has awarded $4.49 million to the GFJC to prepare laboratories in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Panama, and Morocco for accreditation.
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A coded letter mailed to a San Francisco newspaper by the Zodiac serial killer in 1969 has been deciphered by a team of amateur sleuths from the United States, Australia and Belgium.
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New research shows that the militarization of local law enforcement through weapons, armored vehicles, combat attire, office equipment and other items provided by the Department of Defense does not reduce crime.
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A Missouri state representative has filed a bill designed to help forensic investigators arrive at the scene of a crime more quickly—something that feels like it should be common sense, but is actually a problem for forensic personnel.
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Two forensic experts from Italy and the UK have collaborated to develop a first-of-its-kind technique that enables quick and accurate characterization of illegal pharmaceuticals and other products. At the same time, they have developed an approach to better share this information across forensic laboratories at a global level.
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A $100,000 federal grant will assist a law enforcement education program at Jacksonville State University.
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Human remains discovered on May 23, 2009 by officials in Washington State have now been positively identified as James Neufeld, who disappeared in January 2009, last seen leaving his home in Penticton, British Columbia.
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"First thing we get when we're born is our name," Detective Stuart Somershoe said. "That should be the one thing you get to keep when you die, and she doesn't have that."
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New model shows why countries that retaliate too much against online attacks make things worse for themselves.
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Next time you find a strand of hair at a crime scene, pray the suspect doesn’t like the color of his or her natural hair.
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