The FBI conducted Rapid DNA booking station pilot programs in four states and turned the lessons learned into a Standards and Procedure document approved by the FBI director last month.
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The Conviction Review Unit (CRU) announced their collaboration with the Innocence Project to audit prior cases involving bite mark evidence.
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When states turn to private prisons, the number of criminals incarcerated rises and the length of sentences increases.
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"It keeps me up at night," Bridget said. "It's just like scary that someone could take the life of a 17 year old girl and just get away with it."
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A new study shows that VR training is just as effective as in-person training at giving the public both the knowledge and the confidence they need to administer naloxone and save lives.
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At ISHI, Susan Walsh gave virtual audience members a sneak peak into her laboratory’s latest project—quantitatively predicting eye color from phenotypic and genotypic information.
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After attempts to identify the victim did not produce a name, the BCCO reached out to the DNA Doe Project in December 2018 for help with the case.
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The Shelby County Criminal Court ordered DNA testing of crime scene evidence that has never been tested in Pervis Payne’s case.
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Migrants arrested for tending plants in the flats, houses and attics where cannabis is grown in bulk are often victims of trafficking and "debt bondage" - yet many are not recognized as such by police, according to a new study.
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A new study shows popular mobile messengers expose personal data via discovery services that allow users to find contacts based on phone numbers from their address book.
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