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Scanning For Answers
Laser scanning technology helps investigators piece together a champion boxer’s death.read more
View ArticleCSI Cell Phone
Mobile device forensics forecast: continued oscillation, chance of cloud computing.read more
View ArticleTaking the Crime Scene to the Scientists
Places like The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, the Buffalo Museum in Buffalo, and others provide the public with the Crime Scene Investigation Experience they desire, giving them a closer look at...
View ArticleTaking Control: Less Taxpayer Funding, But More DNA Testing
Through a local DNA database, Bensalem, Pennsylvania, has begun to leverage DNA in every possible case and has created a truly investigative tool.read more
View ArticleSetting the Standard: Maintaining Professionalism
In the last issue, we looked at a variety of ways to save money while still doing the job well. With the economy still sputtering, some may end up cutting corners to save a buck. But such actions can...
View ArticleImpression Evidence: Building Your Case with Duplicate Evidence
When you’re called to a crime scene, you never know what you’re going to find. But no matter the scene, it’s important to recover as much evidence as possible. Sometimes we get so caught up in looking...
View ArticleArson: Crime Scene Processing Basics
Some of the most challenging scenes to process involve suspected arson. Such scenes call for the special expertise of an arson investigator. But just because an arson investigator will process the...
View ArticleThe Science Behind GSR: Separating Fact from Fiction
“Go ahead, make my day”—perhaps the most memorable quote from vigilante brute, Inspector “Dirty” Harry Callahan in 1983’s Sudden Impact. While his words alone were bold and brash, had Callahan not been...
View ArticleForensic Gunshot Acoustic Analysis is Heating Up. Don't Get Burned
Gunshot acoustics hold plenty of investigative promise, but analysis can be difficult even for experts.If someone fires a weapon in the Federal Reserve Bank in San Francisco, a gunshot detection system...
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Product Insight: Mobile Forensics Fights to Stay Ahead
Law enforcement groups are staying ahead of criminals’ ability to conceal information with the use of new data extraction tools.Figure 1: The UFED Touch.read more
View ArticleProperly Packaging Evidence
Preserving and maintaining evidence collected at a scene is crucial. The key is understanding evidence and understanding the proper way to package it.read more
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Touch DNA: From the Crime Scene to the Crime Laboratory
While touch DNA has become a much requested and successful test for DNA laboratories to perform, we must remember its limitations and be aware of the factors which may affect the results. read more
View ArticleInvestigating Beyond the Fender Bender
Most of the time traffic accidents are fairly standard—the typical fender bender where one person runs into another. The officer on duty responds, assesses the situation, and completes the proper...
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