A man linked to a series of sexual assaults in central Indiana more than 30 years ago by his DNA on an envelope for a utility bill payment was sentenced last week to 650 years in prison.
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The CCJS brings together an interdisciplinary community of experts in forensic science, policing, law, sociology, criminology, data science and computing to conduct nationally and internationally leading research, consultancy, innovation, enterprise and knowledge exchange.
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Several competing theories attempt to explain the rapid spike and decline in youth homicides, such as the 2015 consent agreement with the Chicago Police Department to reform “stop and frisk.”
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“She was convicted based on discredited forensics and the testimony of a medical examiner who didn’t follow protocol and put another innocent person in prison just two months after.”
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Director Brendan Kelly kicked off the first meeting of the Forensic Science Commission charged with ensuring the efficient delivery of forensic science to help ensure swift justice for victims, as well as to exonerate the wrongly accused.
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The joint initiative will provide more opportunities for law enforcement to submit firearm evidence for scientific analysis, while simultaneously decreasing turnaround time on testing results.
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In statehouses across the country, lawmakers have been considering and adopting laws on two fronts: reducing the risk to users and increasing the penalties for dealing fentanyl or mixing it with other drugs.
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The Avars did not leave written records about their history and these first genome-wide data provide robust clues about their origins.
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Law enforcement agencies faced with investigating long-unsolved cases must address both practical and philosophical considerations before doing so.
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“We spend billions of dollars on criminal justice remedies after child sexual abuse has already occurred, and yet there are very limited resources for preventing this abuse from occurring in the first place.”
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