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 ...

The Jackson Police Department is aiming to make crime response more efficient with the addition of a mobile crime scene unit, also known as a mobile command center — a transportation van turned into a ...

Forensic DNA analysis has fundamentally changed criminal investigations, providing an unprecedented level of accuracy in identifying suspects, exonerating the innocent, and solving cold cases. And ...

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 ...

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A recent Oregon Court of Appeals ruling blew a gaping hole in the state police crime lab’s long-standing technique of matching a suspect’s gun to shell casings left behind at a crime scene. The court ...

OREGON, Ohio — A controlled burn outside Clay High School will help students learn about forensic science and crime scene analysis, Oregon City Schools said in a post Wednesday, and told the public ...

Lecturer in Criminology. Police and policing. Dept of Security Studies & Criminology, Macquarie University When you watch the news, one phrase usually comes up as soon as crime is mentioned: “police ...

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 ...