The DoJ has selected an additional 12 tribes to participate in the expansion of the Tribal Access Program for National Crime Information, a program that provides tribal governments with means to access, enter and exchange data with national crime information systems.
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Families of targeted missing Australian service members will be invited to help establish a DNA Biobank to aid in identifying recovered remains.
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If mixed in with other drugs, the 21 kilos of carfentanil seized could have been enough to potentially kill more than 50 million people.
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The University of New England’s three-year grant to educate and train nurses to become Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE) has been renewed for another three years.
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Michael Peat, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Forensic Sciences, says he is disappointed by the “emotional” nature of letters submitted in response to a February 2021 study by Itiel Dror et al., that claims to show the potential for racial cognitive bias in the forensic pathology field.
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Based on the skull, a sketch was completed by HPD forensic artist Lois Gibson and it is believed the victim was a 25 to 35 year old male, with a small to medium build, medium skin tone and dark hair.
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In researching drownings at the Palisades Reservoir, Deputies discovered a 1980 boating accident where two adult men and two children drowned.
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As a direct result of partnership with FARO, George Mason’s Forensic Science Program will soon become the first in the nation to offer a 3D course in crime scene documentation.
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According to the study, a combination of time features (tracking the time of day and day of week) and smartphone sensor data had a 90 percent rate of accuracy.
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At ISHI 32, Elena Zavala presented the results of her recent study comparing three common forensic extraction methods to one of the most widely used ancient DNA extraction methods.
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