Criminal Justice: Technology and Science
Using technology to catch criminals as in the television show CSI
The Wikipedia article on forensic science
Also crime-fighting technology for law enforcement officers
Nov 23, 2010
"A new forensic test can estimate a person's age, to within nine years, from blood at the scene of a crime."
Sep 28, 2010
"Ears don't change shape, grow hair or wear disguises. They are the perfect means of identification."
Jul 25, 2010
The use of genetic analysis called kinship searching resulted in an arrest in the Grim Sleeper case, but has raised privacy issues and other social concerns.
Jul 23, 2010
"FBI laboratory chief is optimistic despite severe criticism and challenges ahead."
Jun 30, 2010
"Moscow communicated with a ring of alleged spies in America by encoding instructions in otherwise innocent-looking images. It's one of a slew of high-tech and time-tested methods that the agents used to pass and receive information — from private Wi-Fi networks to buried paper bags."
"Scientists question
Mar 16, 2010
"The communities of bacteria on your skin may transfer to your keyboard and mouse, creating a unique, living marker of your identity."
Mar 4, 2010
"Mitochondrial DNA can vary between cells, which could spell trouble for its use in forensics."
Dec 20, 2009
"T-rays" or terahertz radiation may be more useful than X-rays in security applications
