A forensic science examiner performs an analysis at the Connecticut Forensic Science Laboratory. Some state labs face yearslong backlogs across a range of cases, including those requiring DNA and ...

Old precedents too often overrule new forensic science insights, judge says What happens when judges allow bad forensic science to enter the court.

Several alumni of the University’s undergraduate and graduate programs in forensic science and graduate program in forensic technology are now applying what they learned in the classroom to their work ...

Eileen O’Neill Burke wants her office to stay on top of rapidly-developing forensic science and its impact on criminal cases, ...

Sirchie’s new system for the examination, comparison, capture, annotation, and documentation of evidence: the new FOCOS2 - Dual Camera Forensic Optical Comparison/Examination System, consists of ...

The University’s innovative graduate program in forensic technology focuses on combining that technology with the forensic science field, training crime scene investigators to use technology such as ...

Snapshots have helped paint the picture of crime scenes for decades but investigators with the Houston Forensic Science Center are testing new technology at crime scenes right now.

Bodmer stresses that the use of forensic technology including genetic genealogy is a game-changer and the use of outside labs like Othram Inc. help with specific needs in a case and the pace at ...

News / Nation & World Forensic crime labs are buckling as new technology increases demand A major federal funding cut could make labs’ struggles worse.

Across the country, state and local crime labs are drowning in evidence. From rape kits to drug samples to vials of blood, delays in forensic testing are stalling prosecutions, stretching court ...