Attorney General Law Enforcement Directive 2023-1 requires longer retention of evidence, including DNA evidence, from sexual assault medical examinations not processed by a lab at the survivor’s request, extending the current required retention period from five years to 20 years.
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A Rochester Institute of Technology professor is teaming up with the Rochester Police Department (RPD) to use statistical machine learning to analyze body-worn camera footage and help improve police training.
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During the renewed investigation, detectives obtained further evidence due to advances in DNA testing that made it possible to reevaluate.
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Washington state’s latest bill—Senate Bill 5523—seeks to stop this situation from happening again by addressing the critical shortage of forensic pathologists, especially in rural areas.
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Gerald Coleman never reported his wife missing, and died in a Massachusetts state prison in 1996. Police say Gerald Coleman is a person of interest in his wife’s murder.
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In April 1992, a white female infant was discovered inside a garbage bag in Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi. The Mississippi State Medical Examiner determined that the cause of death was perinatal asphyxia due to smothering.
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Multi-use forensic laboratories allow multiple specialist disciplines—such as crime scenes and digital forensics—to work on seized exhibits concurrently.
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The monthly opioid overdose death (ODD) rate fell by 30% in Pennsylvania counties that implemented a novel community-focused strategy .
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The remains may date to the 1890s and were discovered near the Fishing Village, a site of ongoing archaeological research on the Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center Heritage Preserve, following Hurricane Irma in 2017.
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A new paper in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse shows a 9% increase in substance use numbers when hair analysis results are added to self-reporting results.
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