Researchers have found that forensic "DNA mixture analysis" is less accurate for certain groups of people with lower genetic diversity, which could falsely link them to crime scenes. When you purchase ...

Your next favorite true crime podcast might have some new forensics jargon to make sense of. Researchers in Australia have developed a new way to identify humans – similar to how we do with DNA and ...

Drugs and fibers are among the materials collected in forensic and criminal laboratories. Some of these samples can be quite small, and light microscopes are frequently employed to examine evidence ...

Interpol has released a white paper highlighting the potential benefits of metaverse tools for law enforcement and investigation and forensic considerations for metaverse-related crimes. Metaverse ...

You’ve seen it countless times. Police scope out the scene of a crime and find a piece of evidence: a strand of hair, a blood sample, a bullet casing. It goes to the lab, and after forensic scientists ...

The final workshop in a series of eight specialised training sessions, delivered by UNODC, has equipped a select group of counter-terrorism investigators from the Nigerian Armed Forces.

Igor Lednev, a chemist at the University at Albany, is pioneering a new laser-based technology to enhance forensic investigations involving gunshot residue. His research, which combines Raman ...

The crime scene guru who captivated jurors and audiences alike with intelligent forensic analysis during the recent murder trial of Richard "Alex" Murdaugh now has a new target in his sights: the ...

Smith was found dead three miles away from his vehicle on July 8, 2015, in the middle of a dark country road in Hampton County, S.C., with deep gashes to his forehead Dr. Kenny Kinsey, who was hired ...

The Jackson Police Department has a new mobile crime scene unit to improve crime scene processing. The unit, a converted van, cost about $240,000 and was funded by a federal grant. It will be used to ...

MOUNT PLEASANT — One quick thing the novice to police works learns about detective work is that it’s a lot more involved than crime dramas on TV. Participants in the Mount Pleasant Police Department’s ...

Understanding and Responding to Crime and Disorder Hot Spots (Cody W. Telep & Julie Hibdon) - Police agencies consider hot spots an important focus because a few high-activity locations typically ...