I don’t normally consider anything written by the UK’s The Sun newspaper as overly credible but this story just begs to be told (assuming that it’s true). A man placed a webcam in a store changing room so that he could cop a free look at people trying on the new season’s Spring collection: Peeping (read more)
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When others are fleeing, UAE embraces DNA database for ALL
Friday, January 8th, 2010
In a world where Western countries are running from the tide of DNA data that is washing over them, the United Arab Emirates seems to be taking a totally different stance. At the moment, the UAE only collects samples from suspects or convicted criminals. What they are looking at doing is expanding the DNA database (read more)
Crime DNA databases should be independently examined
Thursday, January 7th, 2010
Who has ever analysed the data in national DNA databases? Courtesy of programs like CSI and the news/media, we all know that DNA can be an extremely powerful tool in crime solution. When a sample from a crime scene is compared with a sample from an individual it should be the easiest thing to be (read more)
Crime DNA databases should be independently examined
Thursday, January 7th, 2010
Who has ever analysed the data in national DNA databases? Courtesy of programs like CSI and the news/media, we all know that DNA can be an extremely powerful tool in crime solution. When a sample from a crime scene is compared with a sample from an individual it should be the easiest thing to be (read more)
55 year old murder – solved
Monday, January 4th, 2010
Much is made of the traditional techniques used in forensic science, and rightfully so. However, sometimes the power of the internet and what the general public is doing with it cannot be underestimated in solving crime. A 55-year-old murder case from Boulder, Colorado, has finally been solved using a combination of media (TV’s “America’s Most (read more)
Legal blunders, Xmas style
Sunday, December 20th, 2009
Ahh, so it’s Christmas and we can start to relax. Instead of being all serious, here are a few little stories about things that went wrong around the world in the legal arena this year…
Amazon recommends….cholera
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
Amazon.co.uk regularly sends me emails about books it recommends – and I realise that I’m not alone in that respect. Today’s recommendation made me realise that maybe I need to change my job or diversify my reading tastes because today, Amazon recommended “Cholera: The Biography”, with 40% off. I don’t know what to say. Perhaps (read more)
Tattoos, infra-red and criminals
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
An infra-red photographic technique is being developed in the UK to help Police determine whether a suspect has had a tattoo altered or removed: Change your tattoo at your peril if you have criminal intent. Tattoos are, of course, nice and distinct and are often used to identify people – there aren’t the usual cross-racial (read more)
Glass evidence kits for pubs!
Saturday, December 12th, 2009
It seems that Police in England have developed a “crime scene kit” to give to bar and pub owners for the collection of glass after drunken brawls. Glassings or bottlings (when a glass or bottle is smashed before being thrust into the victim, often in the face) are a common occurrence in British society, usually (read more)
DNA – conviction and freedom
Saturday, December 12th, 2009
The debate about DNA rages on with Victoria, Australia, temporarily halting the use of DNA in criminal cases because of a problem with interpretation of results after new technology was brought online in September. As a result of the new technology more detailed information was obtained from DNA samples but the statistical models used to (read more)