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• How fictional characters influence people's perception of police investigations

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  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

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  Officer training to improve crime scene processing

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  Every crime scene is different

• Why street cops should use woodland tracking tactics

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  Given the right conditions, you can use tracking to find or eliminate areas where a suspect may be hiding

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  How 3D laser scanners are changing crime scene investigations

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  From traffic collisions to homicides, 3D laser scanners improve the efficiency and effectiveness of crime scene investigation, crash reconstruction and subsequent expert testimony

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  Ind. a 'national model' for porn crimes thanks to mobile lab

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  The child exploitation investigation conducted at Jared Fogle's home last month was done with Indiana's mobile lab

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  Old rape kits and 4 brave women bring rapist to justice

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  The Cuyahoga County Sexual Assault Task Force is building cases based on the DNA results of thousands of newly tested rape kits

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  Will new focus on rape kit tests put thousands behind bars?

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  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

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  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

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  The city's success in clearing the backlog could be a model for other cities facing similar problems

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  Police testing spent shell casings faster to solve cases

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  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

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  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

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  Memphis, Houston, Cleveland and Detroit are among the U.S. cities working to reduce a backlog of thousands of untested rape kits

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  DNA clears Nev. woman imprisoned 35 years for murder

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  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

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  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

• Va. to consider taking more DNA samples following murder

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  Graham's slaying illustrates why expansion of Virginia's DNA collection effort is a good idea, proponents say

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