Forensic science is a growing field that offers scientists opportunities to specialize in different techniques.

He was the first to use PCR testing on crime-scene DNA, inspiring a practice that has freed thousands of wrongfully convicted ...

Forensic genealogy lab Othram is helping law enforcement agencies solve cold cases, including Albany's 61-year-old unsolved murder of Catherine Blackburn ...

By the 1980s, it was clear that advancements in forensic technology were on the way, yet not all law enforcement held onto ...

Texas lawmakers this year approved a pilot program to place Rapid DNA machines in two counties' jail booking stations.

Thanks to advanced DNA technology, authorities say the identified human remains found 12 years ago belong to Velma Louise ...

The Texas Department of Public Safety is recognizing the hardworking men and women of the Crime Laboratory Division during National Forensic Science Week. (Courtesy Photo) Established in 1937, the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A new report released Thursday by the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations finds that rising violent crime and rapid population growth across the ...

Supreme Court issues guidelines for maintaining DNA sample integrity in criminal cases to ensure accurate evidence collection ...

A DNA sample was taken from the remains and submitted to the California Department of Justice Missing and Unidentified ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois State Police leaders were questioned Tuesday about DNA backlogs at state crime labs. Families of murder victims have been waiting for DNA to be processed as potential ...

Security and justice can only be achieved when institutions co-operate across the entire chain - from investigation to prosecution to adjudication. A ...