The capacity of Directorate of Criminal Investigations detectives to handle forensic matters was boosted following the graduation of 29 officers with skills in the area. The officers underwent ...

Law enforcement agencies around the country use forensic technology like DNA and fingerprint testing and facial recognition algorithms to solve crimes. Now a new watchdog report from the U.S.

WASHINGTON, DC (9/22/22) --- The Mississippi Office of Forensic Laboratories is the latest U.S. forensic lab to use STRmix™ forensic software in its scientific testing of crime scene evidence.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Four employees at the Houston Forensic Science Center were fired last week, after their superiors discovered they started a private DNA testing lab, then lied about it when ...

AMES, Iowa — Matt DeLisi, a renowned criminologist and scholar at Iowa State University, examined over 100 cold cases recently resolved by DNA evidence in his latest book. “What DNA Evidence Reveals ...

Claire Glynn, Ph.D., is a leader in the field of forensic genetic genealogy. Genetic genealogy was originally a hobby for Claire Glynn, Ph.D. She is now a leader in what has become one of the ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The use and success of forensic genealogy has exploded recently. Family trees and DNA are tracking down killers and identifying missing loved ones, often after decades. Now, Indiana ...

A million-dollar federal grant to Cal State Los Angeles will help crime labs in the city and county of LA catch up on a backlog of evidence in sexual assault cases. Harley Sagara is the training ...

WASHINGTON, DC (9/15/21) --- The Rhode Island Department of Health Forensic Science Laboratory is the latest U.S. forensic lab to announce plans to use STRmix™ forensic software to resolve mixed DNA ...

Criminalist Cordelia Willis will discuss the evolution of forensic DNA testing on Oct. 10, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the next History Happy Hour at the Campbell Museums, 51 N. Central Ave.