Forensic psychology is a subset of applied psychology broadly defined as psychology pertaining to the legal system. Because the legal system and criminal motivation are both complex, forensic ...

There are plenty of reasons for forensic misconduct. But there is also the reality that many crime labs lack proper oversight. Annie Dookhan, (center), pictured with her family in a Boston courtroom ...

Experts continue to examine the complicated relationship between severe mental illnesses and criminality. To be clear, a severe psychiatric condition diagnosis does not automatically constitute a ...

Ballistic analysis, handwriting examination and fingerprint comparison are forensic methods used for decades within the ...

The lessons of the FBI failures in microscopic hair and bloodstain pattern analyses are clear.

Alicia Carriquiry, Iowa State University and chair of the workshop planning committee, moderated this session of the workshop, which focused on FDP (see Box 4-1). The panel featured speakers with ...

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For nearly three decades, Yvonne “Missy” Woods was Colorado’s star forensic scientist, relied on by police and prosecutors to test DNA evidence in the state’s most baffling crimes. Her work was ...

In the setting of a forensic examination following rape, colposcopy allows practitioners to identify and photograph genital injury not readily visible to the unaided eye, thereby clarifying the ...

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Julio Jimenez, East Valley Tribune via AP, File In this Friday, June 29, 2007, file photo, Dr. Steven Pitt poses in Scottsdale, Ariz. Authorities say the ...

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 ...