Forensics

CHP awarded more than $12 million in grants to fight impaired driving

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Funds spread over 45 communities for law enforcement toxicology crime labs, and education and enforcement programs

Kentucky State Police Rapid DNA Program: Analyzing sexual assault kits utilizing the ANDE 6C instrument

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New legislation in Kentucky now requires the average turnaround time for sexual assault kit results be 60 days

Understanding the new violent extremist (white paper)

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Fivecast

How open-source intelligence can uncover patterns and behaviors and gain insights that help protect communities

Why collaboration is key to swift and effective investigations

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Find out how this software can break down silos within your department to help solve cases faster

Generate actionable intelligence in as little as 90 minutes using rapid DNA testing

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Discover 3 ways your department can get offenders off the street faster, identify perpetrators quickly and solve cross-jurisdictional crimes with this device

How to build stronger cases through effective communications exploitation

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Save time and increase accuracy using this tool for collecting and analyzing live and historical data from both phone- and Internet-based communications service providers

DNA, forensic genealogy close 65-year-old double homicide

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Detective Sgt. Jon Kadner said it's the oldest case he could find nationwide that has been solved using forensic genealogy

Man charged in 1972 murder of 15-year-old Ill. girl

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"This horrific crime has haunted this family, this community and this department for 49 years," said Naperville Police Chief Robert Marshall

Md. among first in U.S. to limit how police use genealogy websites

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Police can use consumer genealogy websites after exhausting other methods and under judge supervision

Puncturing a castle defense: Inconsistencies between suspect's account and forensic evidence

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The suspect admitted he had stabbed his friend multiple times, claiming the killing was done in self-defense; an investigation proved otherwise

5 things to know about the Vidocq Society

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The society, which was founded in 1990, is a members-only club in Philadelphia; the group focuses their efforts on solving cold case homicides

The massive growth of video evidence: What police administrators need to know

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How can we expect officers to recover and analyze video evidence without the proper training and tools?

How automation has improved case management for one agency’s crime lab

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Moving from a patchwork of databases to an integrated LIM system has made tracking and reporting fast and easy for the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office