New model shows why countries that retaliate too much against online attacks make things worse for themselves.
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The Akron Police Department was awarded its third National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Grant in the amount of $150,000. The funds will be used over three years specifically for genetic genealogy testing of approximately 20 cases per year.
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The U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) has awarded $4.49 million to the GFJC to prepare laboratories in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Panama, and Morocco for accreditation.
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A coded letter mailed to a San Francisco newspaper by the Zodiac serial killer in 1969 has been deciphered by a team of amateur sleuths from the United States, Australia and Belgium.
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New research shows that the militarization of local law enforcement through weapons, armored vehicles, combat attire, office equipment and other items provided by the Department of Defense does not reduce crime.
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A Missouri state representative has filed a bill designed to help forensic investigators arrive at the scene of a crime more quickly—something that feels like it should be common sense, but is actually a problem for forensic personnel.
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Researchers at De Montfort University Leicester are exploring how precious metals can be used to detect fingerprints on biodegradable and compostable plastic bags.
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From a half-hidden corner in a crowded scene, a thief emerges to snatch a purse. Three days later, can you remember what he looks like?
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These results challenge the vision of virtual reality as an empathy machine and may have implications in the way virtual reality should be used to reduce implicit biases.
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In a new study, Scripps Research scientists have devised a way to deactivate designer drugs after they've been administered—offering a potential path for treating addiction and overdose.
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