Across the country, state and local crime labs are drowning in evidence. From rape kits to drug samples to vials of blood, ...

The Texas Forensic Science Commission has withdrawn its accreditation of a Houston-area toxicology lab used by prosecutors nationwide for more than 25 years after it found professional misconduct ...

Forensic science has deadly stakes, but half of the largest labs in the U.S. haven't adopted federal standards, including for DNA tests and guns. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ ...

An online master’s in forensic science can be a great way to advance your career, as distance-learning programs typically offer the same course curricula and value as their on-campus counterparts.

It goes to the lab, and after forensic scientists analyze it, the evidence helps land the perpetrator in jail. Or, that is how forensic science is depicted in "CSI" or "Law & Order." ...

Republican and Democratic lawmakers at the Colorado State Capitol have joined forces on a bill they hope restores trust in the state's crime lab after a scandal involving a veteran DNA analyst.

Forensic Science Queensland was established in 2023 following multiple inquiries, one of which revealed a 'fundamentally flawed' automated DNA extraction method might have led to offenders ...

Criminal Justice. How Peter Stout Turned Around Houston’s Crime Lab. Once dubbed the worst in the country, Houston Forensic Science Center is setting a new standard for criminal investigations.

But can forensic science be trusted? Skip to content Site Navigation ... In 2003, after it became clear that faulty forensic work by Houston’s police crime lab would lead to an exoneration, ...

RARE LOOK: On a daily basis, we see the Philadelphia Police Crime Scene Unit collecting evidence at crime scenes. But we rarely see what happens with that evidence -- until now.

Chair of the University’s Forensic Science Department, he serves as director for the University’s Center for Forensic Investigation of Trafficking in Persons. “Ours was one of the very first forensic ...