Come April 2020, there will be another choice of forensic laboratory—one that is unique in its goals, mission and business model. The Utah Cold Case Coalition announced last month it is building the first nonprofit forensic lab in the nation.
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With violent crimes and gun violence rising annually and the number of gun deaths in the U.S. surpassing all other nations, researchers at the annual meeting of The Society for Risk Analysis present a series of studies that contribute several new frameworks that can be used toward improving laws, civilian strategies, legislation and police response, as well as the overall study of risk in society.
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Oxygen Forensics has released Oxygen Forensic Detective 12.0. Powered by JetEngine, it brings image categorization and grouping, allowing investigators to use AI to sort and categorize images into twelve categories, including drugs, weapons, alcohol, and nudity, to more quickly find pertinent images to an investigation.
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Accidental shootings by law enforcement have happened in recent years at agencies small and large and at all levels — city, county, state and federal — across the U.S., an Associated Press investigation has found.
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Researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging to show that, based on physiological changes in the brain, GWI patients can actually be characterized into two distinct groups.
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New research has found that the use of information technology by law enforcement agencies can significantly cut the number of police killed or injured in the line of duty, reducing violence as much as 50 percent.
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GEDmatch, a pioneer in consumer genealogy, announced it has joined with forensic genomics firm Verogen, Inc., in a move that allows the company to ensure ongoing privacy protections and enhance the customer experience for users of its website.
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In today’s criminal justice system, a Play Station and iPhone are just as important pieces of evidence as eyewitness accounts. Yet, there isn’t a strong understanding as to how police officers identify digital evidence – everything from a laptop to a smart television – in the field.
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A new study both offers new clues on identifying potential PTSD candidates among the population of trauma sufferers and suggests potential interventions that could prevent its development.
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Human remains discovered last month at a farm outside the city of Guadalajara have been confirmed as belonging to at least 50 people, authorities in Mexico's west-central state of Jalisco reported.
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Almost two years after launch, and one year after an expansion, a recent study by RAND Corporation quantifies Strategic Decision Support Centers’ positive impact: a 5 to 15 percent average reduction in crime, with some districts reaching up to a 40 percent reduction in certain illicit actions.
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The Department of Justice announced awards of more than $333 million to help communities affected by the opioid crisis. The funds support families, children and crime victims dealing with the impact of substance abuse, along with first responders whose actions can often mean the difference between life and death for those who have overdosed.
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Hours after the police chief in Vermont's largest city resigned over using a fake social media account to heckle a critic, the mayor announced that the officer acting as chief revealed she too has used a fake account.
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Cyan Forensics has secured a further £1.3m from a consortium of investors. The funding, which has come from Triple Point Investment Management, Mercia, SIS Ventures, the Scottish Investment Bank and private investors, will support Cyan Forensics’ expansion and targeting of new markets in Northern Europe.
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Scientists surveying a cemetery and a homeless camp in Tulsa, Oklahoma, found pits holding possible remains of black residents killed nearly 100 years ago in a race massacre, investigators have revealed.
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