Forensic News

Posted March 1, 2011:

• New Non-Surgical Autopsy Technique Set to Revolutionize Post-Mortem Practice

Posted February 19, 2011:

• Enhancing Nuclear Security

Posted February 9, 2011:

• Crocodile Tears Don't Fool Us All: Study Gives Behavioral Clues to Spot Fabricated Versus Genuine Displays of Remorse

Posted February 8, 2011:

• What Your TV Habits May Say About Your Fear of Crime

Posted February 2, 2011:

• Good Cop Beats Bad Cop, Research Shows; Study Explores Why Dialogue Yields Better Results Than Coercion

Posted January 31, 2011:

• Forensic Breakthrough: Recovering Fingerprints on Fabrics Could Turn Clothes Into Silent Witnesses

Posted January 19, 2011:

• Converting 2-D Photo Into 3-D Face for Security Applications and Forensics
• New Technique to Help Catch Sexual Offenders: Scientists Detect Condom Lubricant on Fingermarks for the First Time

Posted January 11, 2011:

• CT Helps Identify Bullet Trajectories

Posted January 3, 2011:

• Hair Color of Unknown Offenders Is No Longer a Secret

Posted December 14, 2010:

• Sovereign's Head Identified After More Than Four Centuries

Posted December 1, 2010:

• CT Best at Uncovering Drug Mule Payload, Study Finds

Posted November 30, 2010:

• World's Fastest Camera Takes a New Look at Biosensing

Posted November 24, 2010:

• New Guidance Issued for First Responders Collecting Suspected Biothreat Agents

Posted November 22, 2010:

• Age Estimation from Blood Has Immediate Forensic Application

Posted November 10, 2010:

• Seeing the Invisible: New 'CSI Tool' Visualizes Bloodstains and Other Substances

Posted November 1, 2010:

• Some City Trees May Discourage 'Shady' Behavior; Study Explores Relationship Between Urban Trees and Crime

Posted October 21, 2010:

• Towards Better Explosives Detectors
• Forensic Scientists Use Postmortem Imaging-Guided Biopsy to Determine Natural Causes of Death

Posted October 20, 2010:

• Forensic Metal Fingerprinting: Simple, Handheld Device Which Can Measure Corrosion on Machine Parts

Posted October 12, 2010:

• Rotten Experiments Help to Create Picture of Our Early Ancestors

Posted October 6, 2010:

• Researchers Calculate Societal Costs of Five Major Crimes; Finds Murder at $17.25 Million
• Maggot Art Used to Educate Youngsters

Posted September 29, 2010:

• After Traumatic Event, Early Intervention Reduces Odds of PTSD in Children by 73 Percent

Posted September 27, 2010:

• Homeless Youths Most Often Victims of Crime

Posted September 14, 2010:

• Research Will Help ID Bodies Left Behind by Chilean Earthquake, Pinochet Regime

Posted September 7, 2010:

• Bipolar Disorder Does Not Increase Risk of Violent Crime, Swedish Study Suggests

Posted September 2, 2010:

• Listening to Ancient Colors: New Technique May Help Restorers Identify Decades-Old Pigments

Posted August 16, 2010:

• Disadvantaged Adolescents Prone to Adult Crime and Substance Abuse Problems, Study Finds

Posted August 15, 2010:

• Home Foreclosure Is Symptom -- Not Cause -- For Increased Crime Rates, Research Shows

Posted August 6, 2010:

• Nuclear Physicists Study 'Magic' Nature of Tin

Posted August 4, 2010:

• Fast Forensic Test Can Match Suspects' DNA With Crime Samples in Four Hours

Posted August 3, 2010:

• Faster DNA Analysis at Room Temperature

Posted July 30, 2010:

• Body of Evidence: New Fast, Reliable Method to Detect Gravesoil

Posted July 22, 2010:

• Adults Recall Negative Events Less Accurately Than Children, Study Finds

Posted July 8, 2010:

• Revised Standards for Psychology Services in Jails, Prisons, Correctional Facilities and Agencies

Posted July 6, 2010:

• Hips Don't Lie: Researchers Find More Accurate Technique to Determine Sex of Skeletal Remains

Posted June 30, 2010:

• Shaken Baby Syndrome: New Theories Proposed

Posted June 29, 2010:

• Teeth of Cadavers Reveal Their Identity

Posted June 28, 2010:

• Making Virtopsies a Reality: New Research Project to Develop Reliable and Cost-Effective Virtual Autopsies

Posted June 24, 2010:

• Rape in War 'a Deliberate Military Strategy' Argue Researchers

Posted June 7, 2010:

• No Place to Hide: New 360-Degree Video Surveillance System Uses Image Stitching Technology That Is Perfectly Detailed Edge to Edge

Posted May 26, 2010:

• DNA Analyses Return 13 Haitian Children to Families: DNA-Prokids Bolivia
• Shoplifting Linked to Unpleasant Personality

Posted May 25, 2010:

• Criminals Have Their Own Distictive 'Local Haunts' When Committing Crimes
• Defendant's Gender Affects Length of Sentence

Posted May 19, 2010:

• Putting Teeth Into Forensic Science

Posted May 18, 2010:

• Hammerhead Shark Study Shows Cascade of Evolution Affected Size, Head Shape

Posted May 14, 2010:

• Rise in Immigration May Help Explain Drop in Violent Crimes, Says Researcher

Posted May 13, 2010:

• New Forensics Research Will Help Identify Remains of Children

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