Evidence And Identification

DNA: Genes as Evidence

Posted Monday, November 24, 2008

Fingerprint Lab's Not Up to the Task

Posted Sunday, November 16, 2008

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DNA Labs-on-a-Chip

A "lab on a chip" would be a form of presumptive test, not intended to be conclusive, but sufficient to establish probable cause for an arrest or search warrant, with or without other evidence. The technology would allow investigators to introduce a DNA-bearing specimen into a handheld analyzer, allow the analyzer to process the sample, and then compare the results to those in a database such as CODIS (Combined DNA Index System).

Posted Friday, November 14, 2008

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Digital Evidence Archiving

No matter what kind of law enforcement you're involved wit, most of your evidence is going to be documentary in nature. Reports, statements, court documents, diagrams, photographs, video and audio recordings, on and on, are going to describe what happened and who it happened to.

Posted Friday, October 24, 2008

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How a Serial Killer Victim Was Finally Identified

Posted Thursday, October 23, 2008

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Bloodstain Pattern Anaylsis

Bloodstain patterns present a complex form of evidence and require detailed analysis in order to reach accurate conclusions as to what events actually took place. While some crime scenes may be relatively simple to interpret others are much more complex and require very detailed analysis.

Posted Wednesday, October 22, 2008

LAPD Finds Faulty Fingerprint Work

Posted Thursday, October 16, 2008

Law Experts: Fla. Conviction Possible Without Body

Posted Wednesday, October 15, 2008


 

 

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