Like fingerprints, a firearm's discarded shell casings have unique markings. This allows forensic experts to compare casings from a crime scene with those from a suspect's gun. Finding and reporting a ...

You’ve seen it countless times. Police scope out the scene of a crime and find a piece of evidence: a strand of hair, a blood sample, a bullet casing. It goes to the lab, and after forensic scientists ...

Detectives and scientists have a lot in common. Both collect data, develop hypotheses and test their assumptions. And both pursue evidence in the hope of a definitive finding. Science was key to the ...

Despite great variation among different countries’ legal systems, some challenges — such as problems with forensic science and eyewitness testimony — stretch across borders. The U.S. National Academy ...

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The Saint Louis University Forensic Science program offers courses with hands-on learning opportunities. FRSC 2600 - Survey of Forensic Science 3 credits Students learn scientific methodology, its ...

When she sits down to watch her favorite crime dramas with her dad, 16-year-old Carolyn Reese is right where she likes to be — and can see right where she wants to go: She dreams of working in one of ...

JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. – Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division Special Agent Johnny Victory leads the charge every day in keeping the CID Western Field Office at Joint Base ...

Q: What is “forensic psychology”? How can you do psychology on dead people? A: Very funny. But actually, some misunderstanding may come from the term’s similarity to forensic pathology, which does ...