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Are Detectives discounting the associative value of fingerprints that fall short of an identification in their investigations?
Every day, Fingerprint Experts in every latent office across the globe examine fingermarks that they determine to fall short of an identification. Whether it...Using the NCIC Bayesian Network to improve your AFIS searches
This National Crime Information Centre (NCIC) Bayesian network is based on the statistical data of general patterns of fingerprints on the hands of 17,951,192...DNA decontamination of fingerprint brushes
Using fingerprint brushes across multiple crime scenes yields a high risk of DNA cross-contamination. Thankfully an Australian study has discovered a quick and easy way to safely decontaminate fingerprint brushes to prevent this contamination risk and allows the brushes to be safely reused even after multiple cleaning cycles.Presenting Fingerprint Comparisons in Court using Forensic Comparison Software
This video gives the fingerprint technician some ideas on how to present a Fingerprint Comparison result to the court that looks professional. To accomplish this...- News
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Trees and shrubs might reveal the location of decomposing bodies
Plants could help investigators find dead bodies. Botanists believe the sudden flush of nutrients into the soil from decomposition may affect nearby foliage. If...Detection of latent fingerprint hidden beneath adhesive tape by optical coherence tomography
Adhesive tape is a common item which can be encountered in criminal cases involving rape, murder, kidnapping and explosives. It is often the case...An improved process for the collection and DNA analysis of fired cartridge cases
Improvements to the DNA analysis of fired cartridge cases have been made in recent years, yet successful analysis of this important evidence type remains...Touch DNA: The effect of the deposition pressure on the quality of latent fingermarks and STR profiles
Latent fingerprints present unique, and sometimes the only, evidence found at a crime scene. Several factors affect their quality, including deposition pressure. Its effect...- News
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Presenting Fingerprint Comparisons in Court using Forensic Comparison Software
This video gives the fingerprint technician some ideas on how to present a Fingerprint Comparison result to the court that looks professional. To accomplish this...Assessing the reliability of a clothing-based forensic identification
According to the testimony of FBI forensic analysts, the patterns seen on denim are reliably unique and can be used to identify a suspect in surveillance footage. A paper published this week puts denim-pattern analysis through its paces, finding that it isn’t particularly good at matching up identical pairs of jeans—and may create a number of “false alarm” errors to boot.U.S. Justice Department Issues Draft Guidance Regarding Expert Testimony and Lab Reports in Forensic Science
The U.S. Justice Department announced on Friday 3rd June 2016, the release of draft guidance documents governing the testimony and reports of the department’s forensic...How Making A Murderer Will Change The Way We Think About Justice
Making a Murderer, the hugely popular Netflix documentary series, is predicted to change the way in which mainstream society interprets and discusses the law. Professor...- Court Testimony News
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Zodiac killer code cracked by Australian mathematician Samuel Blake more than 50 years after first murder
Melbourne mathematician Samuel Blake and two fellow cryptologists have been officially recognised by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation for solving a 50-year-old...When a DNA Test Says You’re a Younger Man, Who Lives 5,000 Miles Away
Three months after his bone marrow transplant, Chris Long of Reno, Nev., learned that the DNA in his blood had changed. It had all...You Could Be Your Cat’s Favorite Meal
The picturesque campus of Colorado Mesa University (CMU) stands in stark contrast to the school's Forensic Investigation Research Station (FIRS), where a body farm...Claremont serial killings trial told Ciara Glennon fingernail DNA find proved a major ‘turning point’
The discovery under murdered lawyer Ciara Glennon's fingernails of male DNA matching samples taken from a teenage rape victim has been highlighted by a...The 25 Best True-Crime Documentaries on Netflix
After the success of HBO’s The Jinx and Netflix’s Making a Murderer, true-crime documentaries became something of an industry on cable and streaming services....
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Are Detectives discounting the associative value of fingerprints that fall short of an identification in their investigations?
Every day, Fingerprint Experts in every latent office across the globe examine fingermarks that they determine to fall short of an identification. Whether it...Using the NCIC Bayesian Network to improve your AFIS searches
This National Crime Information Centre (NCIC) Bayesian network is based on the statistical data of general patterns of fingerprints on the hands of 17,951,192...DNA decontamination of fingerprint brushes
Using fingerprint brushes across multiple crime scenes yields a high risk of DNA cross-contamination. Thankfully an Australian study has discovered a quick and easy way to safely decontaminate fingerprint brushes to prevent this contamination risk and allows the brushes to be safely reused even after multiple cleaning cycles.Presenting Fingerprint Comparisons in Court using Forensic Comparison Software
This video gives the fingerprint technician some ideas on how to present a Fingerprint Comparison result to the court that looks professional. To accomplish this...- News
- Research
- Equipment
- Books
- Videos
- Crime Scene
Trees and shrubs might reveal the location of decomposing bodies
Plants could help investigators find dead bodies. Botanists believe the sudden flush of nutrients into the soil from decomposition may affect nearby foliage. If...Detection of latent fingerprint hidden beneath adhesive tape by optical coherence tomography
Adhesive tape is a common item which can be encountered in criminal cases involving rape, murder, kidnapping and explosives. It is often the case...An improved process for the collection and DNA analysis of fired cartridge cases
Improvements to the DNA analysis of fired cartridge cases have been made in recent years, yet successful analysis of this important evidence type remains...Touch DNA: The effect of the deposition pressure on the quality of latent fingermarks and STR profiles
Latent fingerprints present unique, and sometimes the only, evidence found at a crime scene. Several factors affect their quality, including deposition pressure. Its effect...- News
- Research
- Equipment
- Videos
- Court Testimony
Presenting Fingerprint Comparisons in Court using Forensic Comparison Software
This video gives the fingerprint technician some ideas on how to present a Fingerprint Comparison result to the court that looks professional. To accomplish this...Assessing the reliability of a clothing-based forensic identification
According to the testimony of FBI forensic analysts, the patterns seen on denim are reliably unique and can be used to identify a suspect in surveillance footage. A paper published this week puts denim-pattern analysis through its paces, finding that it isn’t particularly good at matching up identical pairs of jeans—and may create a number of “false alarm” errors to boot.U.S. Justice Department Issues Draft Guidance Regarding Expert Testimony and Lab Reports in Forensic Science
The U.S. Justice Department announced on Friday 3rd June 2016, the release of draft guidance documents governing the testimony and reports of the department’s forensic...How Making A Murderer Will Change The Way We Think About Justice
Making a Murderer, the hugely popular Netflix documentary series, is predicted to change the way in which mainstream society interprets and discusses the law. Professor...- Court Testimony News
- Rulings
- Tips
- Case Studies
Zodiac killer code cracked by Australian mathematician Samuel Blake more than 50 years after first murder
Melbourne mathematician Samuel Blake and two fellow cryptologists have been officially recognised by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation for solving a 50-year-old...When a DNA Test Says You’re a Younger Man, Who Lives 5,000 Miles Away
Three months after his bone marrow transplant, Chris Long of Reno, Nev., learned that the DNA in his blood had changed. It had all...You Could Be Your Cat’s Favorite Meal
The picturesque campus of Colorado Mesa University (CMU) stands in stark contrast to the school's Forensic Investigation Research Station (FIRS), where a body farm...Claremont serial killings trial told Ciara Glennon fingernail DNA find proved a major ‘turning point’
The discovery under murdered lawyer Ciara Glennon's fingernails of male DNA matching samples taken from a teenage rape victim has been highlighted by a...The 25 Best True-Crime Documentaries on Netflix
After the success of HBO’s The Jinx and Netflix’s Making a Murderer, true-crime documentaries became something of an industry on cable and streaming services....
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