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Detecting Drugs in Hair: Drug Use or Environmental Contamination?

June 11, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

Detecting Drugs in Hair: Drug Use or Environmental Contamination?Read More

Aged 10 Years: Whiskey in the Courtroom marks first decade

June 7, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

Aged 10 Years: Whiskey in the Courtroom marks first decadeRead More

Google to start permanently deleting users’ location history

June 6, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

Google to start permanently deleting users’ location historyRead More

Scientists are fixing flawed forensics that can lead to wrongful convictions

June 6, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

Scientists are fixing flawed forensics that can lead to wrongful convictionsRead More

North Carolina attorney general seeks funds to create fetanyl, cold case units

May 22, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

North Carolina attorney general seeks funds to create fetanyl, cold case unitsRead More

Do children have a right to hug their parents?

May 13, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

Do children have a right to hug their parents?Read More

An AI tool used in thousands of criminal cases is facing legal challenges

May 3, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

An AI tool used in thousands of criminal cases is facing legal challengesRead More

NC police errors with license plate cameras brought wrongful arrests, $70K to women

May 2, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

NC police errors with license plate cameras brought wrongful arrests, $70K to womenRead More

Cops Are Now Using AI to Generate Police Reports

April 23, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

Cops Are Now Using AI to Generate Police ReportsRead More

To build trust, forensic DNA labs must also embrace transparency

April 22, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

To build trust, forensic DNA labs must also embrace transparencyRead More

University of Idaho murder suspect’s alibi defense puts spotlight on cellphone data analyst

April 21, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

University of Idaho murder suspect’s alibi defense puts spotlight on cellphone data analystRead More

Nearly 400 pending criminal cases tied to Houston forensic analyst who made proficiency test “errors”

April 18, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

Nearly 400 pending criminal cases tied to Houston forensic analyst who made proficiency test “errors”Read More

Mecklenburg DA notifying impacted parties after ‘incredibly troubling’ DNA lab errors

April 18, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

Mecklenburg DA notifying impacted parties after ‘incredibly troubling’ DNA lab errorsRead More

Virginia crime commission to review cases of former lab employee

April 12, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

Virginia crime commission to review cases of former lab employeeRead More

North Carolina clears backlog of sexual assault DNA kits

April 9, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

North Carolina clears backlog of sexual assault DNA kitsRead More