Forensic scientists both help solve crimes and aid in exonerating innocent people. They use scientific methods to analyze crime scene evidence and write reports to law enforcement explaining what that ...

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 ...

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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 ...

A yearlong study examining ethnic and racial diversity in forensic science has found that the varying disciplines, which frequently work closely with law enforcement, are also generally whiter than ...

A minor in forensic science is perfect for anyone interested in the fundamental concepts and principles used in analysis of crime scene evidence. While the minor is open to all undergraduates, when ...

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 Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said their Knoxville crime lab is one of the top-performing forensic labs in the world, ...

As part of its Youth Month campaign, “SAPS Youth – Leading the Reset Agenda,” the South African Police Service is ...

Every day, forensic examiners compare pieces of evidence (e.g., fingerprints, bullets) and decide whether they “match”—i.e., came from the same source (e.g., person, gun). These decisions hold obvious ...

We are among those in the cheering gallery on this one. It is hard to imagine modern policing without the application of forensic science to help investigators to evaluate, interpret, and reconstruct ...