http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. The issues are raised in a new Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) publication - What is policing for? Examining the impact and implications of contemporary policing intervention. The publication which highlights the views of experts presented during a Public Policy Seminar series organised by the ESRC in collaboration with the Scottish Institute for Policing Research, The Police Foundation, and the Universities' Police Science Institute. http://www.physorg.com/news180705358.html Other Sciences Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:20:01 EST news180705358 (PhysOrg.com) -- An infra-red digital camera could be a crucial tool in the fight against crime when trying to identify suspects by their tattoos, according to new University of Derby research. http://www.physorg.com/news180033867.html Other Sciences Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:00:16 EST news180033867 Turn on the television any evening and you're apt to see a scene such as this: Five crime scene investigators, or CSIs, return to the crime scene at night to follow up on some leads. CSI Kathryn Willows looks classy in a gray blazer, satin blouse, and high heels. The reality? CSIs don`t wear high heels to crime scenes. http://www.physorg.com/news179084177.html Other Sciences Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:50:01 EST news179084177 Two researchers from the University of Salamanca have developed a procedure to enable forensic police to extract metric data from crime scenes using just a single photograph. Their proposal, published this month in the Journal of Forensic Sciences, makes it possible to reconstruct a crime scene in 3D. http://www.physorg.com/news178896884.html Technology Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:50:02 EST news178896884 (PhysOrg.com) -- Dartmouth Computer Scientist Hany Farid has new evidence regarding a photograph of accused John F. Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. Farid, a pioneer in the field of digital forensics, digitally analyzed an iconic image of Oswald pictured in a backyard setting holding a rifle in one hand and Marxist newspapers in the other. http://www.physorg.com/news176643721.html Technology Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:42:36 EST news176643721 (PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Colorado at Boulder analysis of a skeleton found in Utah that initially indicated the remains were likely that of Southwest artist and poet Everett Ruess, who mysteriously disappeared in the 1930s, now appears to have been incorrect. http://www.physorg.com/news175418266.html Other Sciences Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:00:01 EST news175418266 High-tech forensics firm, Casework Genetics is applying new technology to forensic evidence enabling law enforcement labs to solve crimes with greater molecular precision and efficiency than ever before. http://www.physorg.com/news174665661.html Medicine & Health Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:20:02 EST news174665661 (PhysOrg.com) -- What does it mean when expert psychiatric witnesses in a court case reach opposing conclusions on the same sets of evidence? A new study out of the University of Cincinnati College of Law suggests via mathematical modeling that both analyses can be completely accurate. http://www.physorg.com/news174579265.html Medicine & Health Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:30:01 EST news174579265 Imagine using the same process that goes into building video games to help investigators solve real-world crimes. Through a new grant, that's what researchers at North Carolina State University plan to do. Their work will lay the framework for multi-agency collaboration in crime scene investigations (CSI) by creating an unprecedented cyber infrastructure - a virtual environment that provides data resources, simulation tools, expert access and unique collaboration capabilities. http://www.physorg.com/news174219411.html Technology Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:50:01 EST news174219411 (PhysOrg.com) -- Mystery surrounds a sailor who was unearthed as part of Cranfield University's dig at Royal Hospital Haslar this summer. http://www.physorg.com/news173707797.html Other Sciences Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:20:01 EST news173707797 A skull fragment thought to come from Adolf Hitler is in fact that of an unidentified woman, according to a US study that has resurrected questions about the Nazi leader's death. http://www.physorg.com/news173421782.html Other Sciences Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:44:15 EST news173421782 Against the backdrop of last week's Congressional hearing into the future of forensic science, researchers from the University at Buffalo's Laboratory for Forensic Odontology Research in the School of Dental Medicine, have published a landmark paper on the controversial topic of bitemark analysis. http://www.physorg.com/news172326645.html Other Sciences Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:50:01 EST news172326645 Israeli scientists have developed new technology to fight biological identity theft after realising that DNA evidence found at crime scenes can be easily falsified. http://www.physorg.com/news169959943.html Biology Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:07:23 EST news169959943 (PhysOrg.com) -- University of British Columbia researchers have developed a new way to extract DNA and RNA from small or heavily contaminated samples that could help forensic investigators and molecular biologists get to `the truth.` http://www.physorg.com/news169146053.html Biology Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:10:04 EST news169146053 One of the most well-known psychological tools is the Rorschach Inkblot Test. A viewer looks at ten inkblots, one at a time, and describes what they see. The rationale behind this test is the idea that certain aspects of the subject's personality will be exposed as they are interpreting the images, allowing for the possible diagnosis of various psychological disorders. However, does the inkblot really reveal all? http://www.physorg.com/news168178994.html Medicine & Health Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:23:14 EST news168178994 (PhysOrg.com) -- 'Bullet fingerprinting' technology developed at the University of Leicester in collaboration with Northamptonshire Police is now being advanced in new ways. http://www.physorg.com/news166427660.html Chemistry Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:30:01 EST news166427660 Swedish and polish researchers now publish results from the analysis of the putative remains of Copernicus. A DNA-analysis of shed of hairs found in a book from Museum Gustavianum, Uppsala University, was one interesting piece in the project. http://www.physorg.com/news166181875.html Biology Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:38:28 EST news166181875 When the 2,800-year-old mummy of an Egyptian court singer went on display at Chicago's Oriental Institute in February, Emily Teeter, the curator, wished she had a way for visitors to see the young woman's face so they could better understand her. http://www.physorg.com/news165578523.html Other Sciences Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:30:02 EST news165578523 (PhysOrg.com) -- Thanks to the skills of artists who work on cold case investigations, people have a chance to see what the Oriental Institute`s mummy Meresamun may have looked like in real life. http://www.physorg.com/news164918693.html Other Sciences Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:50:01 EST news164918693 Drug-facilitated sexual crimes are increasing. The Bonn Institute for Forensic Medicine has recorded that the number of examinations on the use of intoxicants in sexual offences within their catchment area increased 10-fold between 1997 and 2006. In the current edition of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, Burkhard Madea and Frank Musshoff present the modes of action and the detection windows for the most frequent substances (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2009; 106 (20): 341-347). http://www.physorg.com/news162813515.html Medicine & Health Fri, 29 May 2009 10:59:27 EST news162813515 The tools of his trade range from earthmovers and shovels to the finest brushes, surgical tweezers and dentists' mirrors -- and his job is to uncover secrets from beyond the grave. http://www.physorg.com/news160723224.html Other Sciences Tue, 05 May 2009 06:21:04 EST news160723224 A forensics toolkit for the Xbox gaming console is described by US researchers in the latest issue of the International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics. The toolkit could allow law enforcement agencies to scour the inbuilt hard disk of such devices and find illicit hidden materials easily. http://www.physorg.com/news160304799.html Electronics Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:07:07 EST news160304799 Pasadena, CA -February 18, 2009 -"Suicide by Cop" (SBC) is a suicide method in which a person engages in actual or apparent danger to others in an attempt to get oneself killed or injured by law enforcement. A new study in the Journal of Forensic Sciences examined the prevalence of this phenomenon among a large sample of officer-involved shootings. http://www.physorg.com/news154192567.html Other Sciences Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:16:20 EST news154192567 (PhysOrg.com) -- A pioneering forensic scientist at Northamptonshire Police and the University of Leicester is being called on by US force officers to tackle a decade-old murder case. http://www.physorg.com/news151228343.html Chemistry Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:52:23 EST news151228343 (PhysOrg.com) -- A pioneering forensic scientist at Northamptonshire Police and the University of Leicester has helped detectives move a step closer to solving a murder case. http://www.physorg.com/news147955845.html Other Sciences Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:50:45 EST news147955845 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new psychological study from the University of Leicester aims to investigate how accurate people's perceptions about forensic science are, where these beliefs come from, and how this forensic awareness may impact on jury decision making. http://www.physorg.com/news141469575.html Medicine & Health Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:06:15 EST news141469575