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THE DO'S AND DON'TS OF COLLECTING AND PACKAGING SHARPSFrequently, drug cases also contain various puncture, scratch, and cut hazards from objects such as syringes, razor blades, and broken glass. Thes …

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DNA swabbing has revolutionized crime scene investigation. Now forensic professionals can extract information from even the tiniest of samples of epithelial cells, blood, semen, saliva, urine, bone, a …

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THE PROBLEM:Cyanoacrylate ester (CA) fuming (superglue fuming) is a preferred method of processing non-porous items of evidence for latent prints, but the proper application of CA fuming at crime scen …

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The first installment of our From the Field blog series takes us to Douglas County, Nebraska where we meet with Josh Connelly, Latent Print Unit Technical Lead at the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. …

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Due to increasing safety risks associated with drugs, including fentanyl and its analogues, most labs are now requesting that all narcotic evidence be safely packaged in the following manner.STEP 1Bef …

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In some criminal cases, the evaluation of impression evidence can mean the difference between innocent and guilty. In his book, "Footwear Impression Evidence: Detection, Recovery, and Examination," Wi …

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