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Popular Mechanics
August 2009
Brad Reagan |
CSI Myths: The Shaky Science Behind Forensics Bite marks, blood-splatter patterns, ballistics, and hair, fiber and handwriting analysis sound compelling in the courtroom, but much of the "science" behind forensic science rests on surprisingly shaky foundations.   |
Chemistry World
December 1, 2014
Rebecca Trager |
Hard questions after litany of forensic failures at US labs At least five high profile cases of serious malpractice at US forensic crime labs have come to light in the last two years. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2006
David Dobbs |
Forensics Under Fire The unparalleled accuracy of DNA analysis has forced traditional forensic science to stand trial. |
Chemistry World
September 29, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Forensic crime lab malpractice surfaces in Oregon New revelations that a chemist at an Oregon state forensics lab appears to have tampered with drug evidence have led the state's governor to launch an investigation. |
Chemistry World
November 2007
Lisa Melton |
Courtroom Chemistry When analyzing the smallest traces of evidence at a crime scene, chemistry is key. |
Reason
November 2007
Radley Balko |
CSI: Mississippi Forensic doctor Steven Hayne's career in court is an egregious example of what happens when the criminal justice system fails to adequately oversee expert testimony. |
Chemistry World
April 4, 2013
Rebecca Trager |
Massachusetts crime lab scandal explodes The arrest of another forensic lab chemist has prosecutors scrambling to check drug cases she worked on. |
Chemistry World
October 8, 2012
Rebecca Trager |
US crime lab chemist arrest causes reverberations Last month's arrest of a chemist, who worked in a Massachusetts Department of Public Health state laboratory, for allegedly falsifying evidence used in criminal cases is prompting calls for major forensic science reform in the US. |
Popular Mechanics
July 27, 2009
Brad Reagan |
The Truth About 4 Common Forensics Methods Room for doubt in deciphering the information in four important types of criminal evidence |
IEEE Spectrum
December 2010
Sargur N. Srihari |
Beyond C.S.I.: The Rise of Computational Forensics Pattern recognition and other computational methods can reduce the bias inherent in traditional criminal forensics |
AskMen.com
Bernie Alexander |
5 Things CSI Doesn't Tell You About Forensics With the topic being hotter than ever, let's look at five things that CSI hasn't told you about forensics. |
Chemistry World
January 27, 2015
Maria Burke |
Fears for forensic quality in England and Wales There is a real danger of forensic science standards slipping in the UK, according to a report from the National Audit Office. Concerns include a lack of transparency in police spending and a regulator that is virtually powerless. |
IEEE Spectrum
August 2007
Simon A. Cole |
Double Helix Jeopardy DNA databases help solve crimes but some say they also aid and abet racial discrimination. Can there be a compromise between the desire for privacy and the need for crime control? |
Chemistry World
October 5, 2012
Patrick Walter |
Forensic lab error led to miscarriage of justice A forensics error has led to an innocent man being held for five months on a charge of rape in the UK. The DNA sample from the rape victim was contaminated during a routine DNA extraction procedure, although this is thought to have been an isolated incident. |
Chemistry World
July 30, 2013
Maria Burke |
Forensic science service closure criticized The justice system's ability to convict criminals is at risk following the closure of the UK's Forensic Science Service in March 2012, warn MPs. |
Smithsonian
August 2007
Cate Lineberry |
On the Case Kathy Reichs, the forensic expert who helped inspire the TV show "Bones," talks about homicides, DNA and her latest novel. |
Chemistry World
February 2012 |
Profiting from privatization The private sector offers significant benefits to public sector labs hampered by bureaucracy and financial constraints, argues Quentin Maxwell-Jackson |
Searcher
September 2003
Kenneth Fink |
Criminology Web Sites: An Annotated "Webliography" This list may serve as an introduction to the many Web sites devoted to both the prosaic and exotic in the field of criminology. |
Geotimes
January 2005
Raymond C. Murray |
Collecting Crime Evidence from Earth Geologic evidence will continue to be developed and presented in courtrooms around the world. The quality of evidence collection and examination will improve, and new methods will be developed. The results will be to the benefit of justice. |
Reason
June 2008 |
Letters "Guns for D.C.?"... "Whatever Happened to Tax Cuts?"... "CSI: Mississippi"... |
Chemistry World
May 14, 2014
Tim Wogan |
Fingertip sweat pore maps to catch criminals The technique uses a water-sensitive polymer to detect the unique pattern of sweat pores on fingertips and may one day help the police to identify fingerprints left on surfaces that are impossible to scrutinize with current techniques. |
Chemistry World
July 1, 2011
Andrew Turley |
UK Report Criticizes Forensic Science Move In deciding to shut down the Forensic Science Service, the UK government gave insufficient consideration to the impact on forensic science R&D, according to an independent government report. |
CIO
May 15, 2004
Paul Roberts |
Fed Fingerprint Database Spreads Across U.S. - Criminal Justice The wider use of fingerprint scanning technology in recent years has made it easier than ever for law enforcement officials to share information about criminals and quickly compare a suspect's fingerprint image with millions of similar imprints. |
Scientific American
November 12, 2006
Sally Lehrman |
Partial to Crime Families become suspects as government rules on DNA matches relax. |
CIO
March 1, 2001
Matt Villano |
IT Autopsy No longer an obscure component of network security, computer forensics has blossomed into a science all its own... |
Chemistry World
April 5, 2012
Heather Montgomery |
Shining a light on fingerprint detection Scientists in China have discovered a method for visualizing latent fingerprints found at the scene of a crime, which they say is very simple, rapid, does not require professional forensic treatment and does not destroy the print. |
ifeminists
January 24, 2007
Wendy McElroy |
Overzealous Porn Prosecution Tramples Accused's Rights Due process was not championed as a protection against false accusations by a victim but as a shield against abusive prosecution by the State. The Founding Fathers knew that people sometimes lie but their focus was to limit the power by government. |
Geotimes
January 2005 |
Geomedia Forensic Geology on the Small Screen... "Evidence From the Earth," by Raymond C. Murray... "Earth Colors," by Sarah Andrews... South Dakota Mapping... |
Salon.com
July 10, 2002
Karin Halperin |
Black-and-blue in ones and zeros Digital photography is revolutionizing the prosecution of domestic violence cases. |
Bio-IT World
June 2005
Robert M. Frederickson |
Crime Pays for DNAPrint Genomics DNAWITNESS 2.0 is used by law enforcement agencies to determine the likely genetic heritage of DNA samples obtained from crime scenes -- thereby narrowing the potential pool of suspects or victims. |
Chemistry World
August 6, 2013
Jennifer Newton |
Keeping lipstick evidence in the bag Michael Went, from the University of Kent in the UK, and colleagues have shown that vibrational fingerprints obtained by Raman spectroscopy can distinguish between different brands and types of lipstick. |
Nursing Management
May 2008
Rachel R. Boersma |
Looking Closer: Forensic Nursing With a keen eye, you can foster comprehensive care to victims; protect your organization from allegations of abuse, negligence, and malpractice; and offer a care environment that recognizes the complexities of our current society. |
T.H.E. Journal
January 2008
Julie Sturgeon |
CSI: Hard Drive Hate groups, terrorist activity, pimping. A day in the life of local law enforcement? No, just a routine sweep of school computers. Digital forensic technology is uncovering the bad, sometimes criminal behavior students and faculty are guilty of. |
Chemistry World
February 4, 2011
Holly Sheahan |
Crime scene DNA testing on the move A microfluidic chip that can come up with a DNA profile in less than three hours has been designed by US scientists for use at crime scenes. |
Chemistry World
May 19, 2015
Simon Neil |
Cocaine users sweat over fingerprint analysis Scientists in the UK and the Netherlands have revealed a rapid, single-fingerprint test for cocaine use. |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2010
Richard P. Mislan |
Cellphone Crime Solvers Could the murder victim's BlackBerry lead to her killer? Increasingly, the answer is yes |
Popular Mechanics
May 2006
Brad Reagan |
The Digital Detectives Hidden folders, "deleted" files and internet caches hide clues criminals never knew they left behind. |
Chemistry World
January 14, 2011
Rebecca Brodie |
Nuclear forensics A portable forensic device to detect nuclear isotopes intended for use in weapons has been made by scientists from Canada. |
Chemistry World
July 25, 2007
Simon Hadlington |
Lift-Off for Fingerprint Analysis UK researchers have demonstrated a new non-destructive method to collect and chemically interrogate fingerprints left at the scene of a crime. |
Chemistry World
June 6, 2008
Lewis Brindley |
Fingerprints Recovered From Wiped Metal Forensic scientists can now find fingerprints on metal surfaces that have been wiped clean. Scientists have developed a way of enhancing the patterns that fingerprint residues corrode in metal surfaces. |
Reason
February 2008 |
Letters Return of prohibition... Forensic science in Mississippi... Eight million sots in the naked city... The day of the flying fish... |
Information Today
December 15, 2015 |
Gale Debuts 19th-Century Crime and Punishment Collection Gale launched Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture, 1790-1920, its new primary-source archive of more than 2 million pages of material on 19th-century history, literature, law, and criminal justice. |
National Defense
April 2010
Stew Magnuson |
Face, Iris and Fingerprint Biometrics Good Enough for Now, Says White House Staffer Federal agencies that collect biometric data to screen individuals should concentrate their efforts on fingerprints, faces and irises, and perfect the collection of those technologies first. |
Chemistry World
May 14, 2014
Rebecca Brodie |
Hair elements distinguish ethnicity and gender A new forensic tool, being developed by scientists in Canada, uses a combination of spectroscopy and statistical analysis to determine a person's gender and ethnicity from a thread of head hair. |
Chemistry World
April 1, 2011
Hayley Birch |
Nanoparticles help reveal hidden fingerprints A technique using gold nanoparticles in combination with antibodies has shown promising results for enhancing fingerprints that are over a week old. |
Home Toys
October 2005
James Russo |
The C3 Expo A PC Expo for the 21st Century Huge, overstuffed floor exhibits and shows put on by the big computer companies have given way to smaller companies providing more specialized tools and services. Fly-by-night internet companies have been replaced by more reputable online companies offering valuable Web services. |
Chemistry World
October 26, 2012
Rachel Cooper |
Determining sex from a fingerprint Peptides naturally present in sweat are distinctive for one sex or the other. The ability to determine the sex of an individual from fingermarks left at crime scenes advances our current understanding of the limits of the forensic usefulness of fingermarks. |
U.S. Banker
December 2010
Katie Kuehner-Hebert |
Inside Jobs Large and small banks alike are dealing with a spike in fraud, much of it by trusted employees. |
HHMI Bulletin
Spring 2013
Robert Gutnikoff |
Lab on the Move When the high school classroom setting is lacking, enter the mobile lab from the University of Texas -- Pan American, in Edinburg, funded with HHMI grants in 2004 and 2008. |
Salon.com
December 13, 2000
Christopher Kemp |
The bugs crawl in, the bugs crawl out What kind of man lurks in dark, steamy jungles studying the insects he finds on corpses? It's all in a night's work when you're a forensic entomologist. A review of A Fly for the Prosecution: How Insect Evidence Helps Solve Crimes, by M. Lee Goff... |
