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03/05/2020

Law enforcement agencies across the nation are jokingly encouraging m**h users to bring their drugs in for testing for the new coronavirus.

Law enforcement agencies across the nation are jokingly encouraging m**h users to bring their drugs in so they can be tested for coronavirus.

03/04/2020

A new paper puts denim-pattern analysis through its paces, finding that it isn’t particularly good at matching up identical pairs of jeans - and may create a number of “false alarm” errors.

Low reliability, high rate of false alarms in denim-matching forensics

02/27/2020

Faced with questions about the lasting impact of putting mugshots on the internet, where they live forever, media outlets are increasingly doing away with the galleries of people on the worst days of their lives.

Confronted with the photos’ lasting impact, some news websites no longer use them as click-bait.

02/25/2020

What is the difference between parole and probation?

Parole is an early release of an inmate from prison. Probation can be ordered by a judge during sentencing in lieu of jail time, or following a jail sentence. Both can be revoked if the recipient violates the conditions of their release.

02/20/2020

If you have been arrested and charged with a crime, remember you have important rights, including the right to remain silent, the right to have an attorney present at questioning, and the right to be free from unreasonable searches.

02/19/2020

Am I allowed to move if I am on probation or parole?

Before moving, a probationer or parolee must get permission from the court or their probation or parole officer, who considers the reasons for moving and whether the new location allows them to maintain supervision.

02/13/2020

When wrongful convictions in DNA exoneration cases are based on prosecutor misconduct, authorities are less likely to identify the real perpetrator, a study has found.

When wrongful convictions in DNA exoneration cases are based on prosecutor misconduct, authorities are less likely to identify the real perpetrator, a study has found.

02/12/2020

Across the United States and Europe, software is making probation decisions and predicting whether teens will commit crime. Opponents want more human oversight.

Across the United States and Europe, software is making probation decisions and predicting whether teens will commit crime. Opponents want more human oversight.

02/06/2020

The new owner of a consumer DNA database that has powered a revolution in forensics vowed to resist attempts by police to circumvent the site's privacy rules.

"It's about trust," GEDmatch's new owner said, promising to protect the DNA profiles of users who don't want police to search them.

02/05/2020

A Connecticut judge ruled Monday that prosecutors can introduce evidence from a slain woman’s Fitbit that is inconsistent with her husband’s story about a masked intruder shooting her in the head.

A Connecticut judge ruled Monday that prosecutors can introduce evidence from a slain woman’s Fitbit that is inconsistent with her husband’s story about a masked intruder shooting her in the head.

01/30/2020

Police officials have argued that facial recognition makes the public safer. But a few cities, including San Francisco, have barred law enforcement from using the tool, amid concerns about privacy and false matches. A 2016 study found that half of American adults were in a law enforcement facial recognition database.

Records from Florida, where law enforcement has long used the controversial technology, offer an inside look at its risks and rewards.