Civil liberties groups warn that one seemingly harmless act during a police encounter could surrender your genetic identity ...

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A bill that would add Oregon to a list of more than 30 states that require law enforcement officials to collect the DNA of every serious felony suspect upon their arrest advanced out of a legislative ...

Colorado Supreme Court Justice Richard L. Gabriel, left, asks a question as First Assistant Attorney General Wendy J. Ritz makes a rebuttal argument during People v. Rodriguez-Morelos as part of ...

Police often deceive people they question — for example, lying about having DNA evidence that incriminates them. Officers’ goals are to persuade guilty people to confess, but such tactics can pressure ...

Confessions are a crucial form of evidence in our legal system. In my former career as a police officer, and in my current one as an attorney, I’ve seen confessions seal convictions, sway juries, and ...

Criminal suspects may feel unable to leave an interrogation room after only three minutes of questioning, according to new Virginia Commonwealth University research. Hayley Cleary, Ph.D., a professor ...