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CSI / Forensics

CSI / Forensics — The CSI / Forensics topic provides up-to-date information about technology, science, history, law, and strategy of of CSI and Forensics teams. Analyzing soil samples, lifting fingerprints, comparing DNA samples, and other forensics work is not like fictionalized creations on TV and movies.

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How fictional characters influence people's perception of police investigations - Those of us who investigate crimes in a post-CSI world can attest fictional characters can set standards that real people have to live up to
Officer training to improve crime scene processing - Every crime scene is different
Why street cops should use woodland tracking tactics - Given the right conditions, you can use tracking to find or eliminate areas where a suspect may be hiding
How 3D laser scanners are changing crime scene investigations - From traffic collisions to homicides, 3D laser scanners improve the efficiency and effectiveness of crime scene investigation, crash reconstruction and subsequent expert testimony
Ind. a 'national model' for porn crimes thanks to mobile lab - The child exploitation investigation conducted at Jared Fogle's home last month was done with Indiana's mobile lab
Old rape kits and 4 brave women bring rapist to justice - The Cuyahoga County Sexual Assault Task Force is building cases based on the DNA results of thousands of newly tested rape kits
Will new focus on rape kit tests put thousands behind bars? - Tens of thousands of sexual assault kits are giving up their secrets — and rapists who've long remained free may finally face justice
FBI hair analysis problems reveal limits of forensic science - Advancing technologies have put such techniques under more scrutiny, including from judges, and highlighted the limits of once-established practices
Report: Detroit model in effort to clear rape-kit backlog - The city's success in clearing the backlog could be a model for other cities facing similar problems
Police testing spent shell casings faster to solve cases - Police in Denver are leading a national trend to put ballistics evidence into the hands of investigators quicker — before leads dry up and suspects disappear
Vice President Biden touts funding for rape kit testing - Vice President Joe Biden says $41 million in federal funds approved by Congress will help clear rape kit backlogs across the country
Memphis police: Backlogged rape kits tested, suspects ID'd - Memphis, Houston, Cleveland and Detroit are among the U.S. cities working to reduce a backlog of thousands of untested rape kits
DNA clears Nev. woman imprisoned 35 years for murder - A judge tossed Woods' conviction in September after new DNA tests linked the Reno crime to an Oregon inmate
Hundreds of DNA matches as Houston clears rape kit backlog - Evidence from more than 6,600 rape kits that went untested for years have turned up 850 hits in the FBI's nationwide database of DNA profiles
3D laser scanner could revolutionize police procedures - Over the past couple days, Pittsburgh emergency management and homeland security have been training to use a 3-D laser scanner
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