Crime & Criminal justice
The “Crime and Criminal Justice” category offers comprehensive and insightful articles covering various aspects of criminal behavior, law enforcement, legal proceedings, and the overall justice system. Delve into the complexities of the criminal world with expert analysis and gain a deeper understanding of crime prevention, criminology studies, and the impact of criminal activities on society.
Beyond the Surface: Extending the Forensic MRI Window for Living Strangulation Victims
The "Silent" Violence In forensic casework, few things are as frustrating as the disconnect between a victim's account of a life-threatening struggle and the lack of physical evidence on their body. We see this constantly in sexual assault cases where the DNA kit comes back negative, but the survivor's trauma is real. The same applies to strangulation. Victims often report…
Forensic DNA Contamination Control: A Quality Assurance Guide
In the quiet, sterile hum of a forensic laboratory, a single microscopic skin cell can change the course of justice. We often call DNA the "gold standard" of forensic science—the silent witness that cannot lie. But what happens when that witness is compromised? As analysts, we know a terrifying truth: the very sensitivity that makes modern DNA profiling so powerful…
This Week in Forensics: “Holy Grail” Fingerprint Tech & A Wave of IDs
This week, forensic science breaks new ground. Researchers achieve the "Holy Grail" by recovering fingerprints from fired bullet casings. Meanwhile, a 54-year-old mystery is solved not by DNA, but by latent prints, and Investigative Genetic Genealogy corrects historical profiling errors to identify victims from the 1960s to the 2000s.
