News on Criminology

Competency hearing ends for Smart kidnap suspect

2010-02-23T19:49:02Z

<div id="subtitle">Federal court competency hearing ends for accused Smart kidnapper; decision expected later</div><div>Ten days of testimony in a federal court competency hearing shed new light on the man charged in the abduction of Elizabeth Smart but also raised some persistent questions about his mental state.The federal hearing ended Fri...

NYC on pace for record-low number of homicides

2010-02-25T05:41:50Z

<div id="subtitle">NYC on pace for lowest number of homicides since 1962; crime down nearly 12 percent from '08</div><div>More New Yorkers are out of work, and the cash-strapped city isn't graduating a new class of police cadets this year. And yet crime is going down — way down.The city is heading toward its lowest number of murders in almost 50 ...

Experts say death penalty doesn't deter murder

2010-02-26T19:46:39Z

<div>The death penalty fails to deter crime or lower murder rates, according to an overwhelming majority of top criminologists questioned for a US university study published this week.Just over 88 percent of 79 experts from the American Society of Criminology said they did not think the death penalty "acts as a deterrent," researchers at ...

Carradine family seeks FBI, forensics expert help

2010-02-27T01:31:23Z

<div>The family of David Carradine is asking the FBI and a private forensics expert to help investigate the "Kung Fu" actor's death, attorney Mark Geragos said Saturday, the same day Thai pol...

Britain DNA Database

2009-05-07T15:50:49Z

FILE -- In this Jan, 2003 file photo, an assistant forensic scientist extracts DNA from crime scene samples, at The Forensic Science Service in south London. Britain promised Thursday, May 7, 2009, it would remove the DNA records of hundreds of thousands of individuals from its vast national registry of...

Forensic scientists bury 27 corpses at local cemetery of Ciudad Juarez

2009-04-14T22:14:19Z

Forensic scientists burry 27 corpses at local cemetery of Ciudad Juarez in Mexico, 14 April 2009. Some of the corpses were identified but they were never claimed by their families. 26 of them were man and one women who were murdered between 2008 and 2009, according to forensic scientists and Procuraduria General de Justicia

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Forensics team at murder scene

2009-03-19T13:35:44Z

20090317;ON;News;GT5 -- A Peel police forensics team stand outside the home of Fatima Lima, found dead in the basement yesterday

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Five heads found inside plastic containers in Mexico

2009-03-17T17:55:06Z

Mexican Forensics work at the place where five human heads were found inside plastic containers in Guadalajara-Saltillo, Municipality of Ixtlahuacan del Rio, Jalisco, 10 March 2009

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Introduction to E-Discovery

2009-03-01T09:43:28Z

Introduction to E-DiscoveryBy Jason PerryNew Federal Rules of Civil Procedure became law on December 1st, 2006, which most corporate lawyers and attorneys are either unfamiliar with or have not been required to use.There are three rules specifically that impact Computer Forensics and E-Discovery which need to be considered when building ...

How Computers Are Used For Forensics

2009-03-01T08:15:47Z

How Computers Are Used For ForensicsBy Eric GehlerDecades ago, proving the guilt or innocence of someone who had been charged with a crime had to be accomplished without reviewing computer files. Today, forensic scientists regularly collect and review files hidden on computers. The data they find can be invaluable. For example, it can prove that a defendant was knowledgeable about criminal details and communicated them to anoth...

Computer Forensics Helping Katrina Homeowner Litigation

2009-03-01T06:41:42Z

Computer Forensics Helping Katrina Homeowner LitigationBy Jason PerryOn Aug. 29, 2005, hurricane Katrina destroyed thousands of homes on the Gulf Coast. When homeowners were finally allowed to return to their homes and saw the damage, they began the process of working with their insurers to file their claim an...

What is an Expert Witness in Computer Forensics?

2009-03-01T06:41:41Z

What is an Expert Witness in Computer Forensics?By Jason PerryAn Expert Witness is a specialized and quickly growing field of investigation within Computer Forensics and E-Discovery. And as such, these individuals are a leading defense, or offense - depending on which side of the litigation you are on, up corporate Americ...

Is Your Spouse Lying?

2009-03-01T05:15:23Z

Is Your Spouse Lying?By Jason PerryYou may have noticed some unusual behavior from your significant other such as spending a lot of time 'at work' or perhaps more time than normal 'out with friends'. These are the obvious signals that something could be going on. However, the more subtle indicators that you are being lied to are conveniently hidden from your view.&...

Nation's First National Computer Forensics Institute will be Located in Alabama

2009-03-01T04:46:22Z

Nation's First National Computer Forensics Institute will be Located in AlabamaBy Jason PerryComputer forensics is becoming more mainstream in litigation and with the amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure on 12-1-2006, more cases will utilize the...

Dr. Charles Smith

2009-04-22T01:09:00Z

20090213;ME;News;A1 -- Dr. Charles Smith, seen at the Goudge inquiry, said Tammy Marquardt asphyxiated her son. Six forensic experts have since repudiated his findings

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"Scott Wortley

2009-04-21T04:27:36Z

20090206; ON; News; GT5 - University of Toronto criminology professor Scot Wortley, in his office in the Robarts Library

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Forensic pathology students

2009-04-21T01:30:21Z

20090202; ON; News; GT5 - Jeff Tanguay and Elena Tugaleva are in U of T's forensic pathology course

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Forensic Science Services reference collections of fire arms

2009-03-14T17:30:02Z

Forensic Science Services reference collections of fire arms. .Copyright: The Times

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Forensics tent

2009-04-28T22:06:25Z

20090106; ON; News; A2 -- Police set up a forensics tent, above left, beside the SUV in which Evelyn Alfaro Mendez was found shot Sunday

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