HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A Houston Forensic Science Center analyst has been fired for failing routine quality assurance tests. Those test results now call into question the work she has done on ...

Like many crime labs in the United States, analysts at the center routinely perform forensic firearms identification, meaning ...

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 ...

The Illinois Forensic Science Commission issued strong statements and recommendations on Tuesday around an attorney-authored ...

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 ...

The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) on Thursday announced it will award a total of $210 million across states, cities and tribal governments to address criminal DNA backlogs ...

This volume offers recommendations for handling DNA samples, performing calculations, and other aspects of using DNA as a forensic tool. It addresses two major areas - determination of DNA profiles ...

A Houston forensic lab analyst failed a test meant to measure her attention to detail, leading to her firing and a mass notification about potentially tainted DNA tests in hundreds of Harris County ...

CBF Forensics, a northwest Indiana forensic and education startup, has launched two new products: virtual reality (VR) programming for forensic crime scene training and a system to quantify the amount ...

Genevieve Carlton holds a Ph.D. in history from Northwestern University and earned tenure at the University of Louisville. Drawing on over 15 years of experience in higher education, Genevieve ...