Using DNA to Solve Cold Cases

Using DNA to Solve Cold Cases
Author: U.s. Department of Justice
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2014-07-23
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781500624545

In 1995, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) began research that would attempt to identify how often DNA had exonerated wrongfully convicted defendants. After extensive study, NIJ published the report Convicted by Juries, Exonerated by Science: Case Studies in the Use of DNA Evidence to Establish Innocence After Trial, which presents case studies of 28 inmates for whom DNA analysis was exculpatory.

Cold Cases

Cold Cases
Author: Matt Anniss
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1433994763

Police didn’t always have the crime-solving methods and technology available today. Even the best detectives sometimes couldn’t gather enough evidence to solve crimes. This compelling book focuses on these cold cases, crimes that haven’t been solved after a complete investigation. Readers learn about painstaking detection techniques such as bloodstain analysis, ballistics, toxicology, and DNA profiling. These are just some of the invaluable tools of law enforcement referenced that are helping police solve the most perplexing cold cases. With innovative crime science teams on the job, hope remains that many cold cases can finally be cracked.

Blood Evidence

Blood Evidence
Author: Henry Lee
Publisher:
Total Pages: 453
Release: 2003-04-17
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0786752300

Uses case studies to examine how investigators collect genetic evidence and discusses how DNA has altered crime-solving and the court system as well as the ethical ramifications of cloning, genetic modification, and the death penalty.

Forensic Analysis and DNA in Criminal Investigations: INCLUDING COLD CASES SOLVED

Forensic Analysis and DNA in Criminal Investigations: INCLUDING COLD CASES SOLVED
Author: RJ Parker
Publisher: RJ PARKER PUBLISHING, INC.
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2017-03-25
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1514348365

Including several cold cases that were most recently solved using forensic analysis. Also, the pros and cons of forensic science. From ballistics and blood splatter patterns to DNA analysis and voice printing, RJ Parker explores the highly complex world of investigative forensic sciences. Intended as an introductory guide and reference to forensic techniques for front-line police officers, criminal attorneys, journalists, crime authors and just interested readers, this encyclopedic book is a must read for any true crime aficionado. Parker examines various forensic techniques and principles of investigative sciences, some of the historical figures in the evolution of forensics over the last two centuries, and provides real cold case examples where forensic sciences were key to not only in identifying the guilty but also in clearing the innocent and freeing the wrongly convicted.

Cold Case Research Resources for Unidentified, Missing, and Cold Homicide Cases

Cold Case Research Resources for Unidentified, Missing, and Cold Homicide Cases
Author: Silvia Pettem
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2012-07-27
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1466570539

Cases in which all investigative leads appear to be exhausted are frustrating for both investigators and victims families. Cold cases can range from those only a few months old to others that go back for decades. Presenting profiles and actual case histories, Cold Case Research: Resources for Unidentified, Missing and Cold Homicide Cases illustrat

Cold Cases

Cold Cases
Author: Gail B. Stewart
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2010-09-30
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN: 1420503235

There's a theory that the first 48 hours after a homicide are the most crucial in solving a case. The longer a case goes unsolved the more difficult it becomes to unravel. Detailed here is the investigative work used to warm up cases that have gone cold. Students will learn how DNA evidence can be used to reopen an investigation and how experts can examine the details of previous investigations to find new leads. Sidebars offer descriptions of unusual cases and historical crime-solving breakthroughs.

DNA Technology in Forensic Science

DNA Technology in Forensic Science
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 199
Release: 1992-02-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309045878

Matching DNA samples from crime scenes and suspects is rapidly becoming a key source of evidence for use in our justice system. DNA Technology in Forensic Science offers recommendations for resolving crucial questions that are emerging as DNA typing becomes more widespread. The volume addresses key issues: Quality and reliability in DNA typing, including the introduction of new technologies, problems of standardization, and approaches to certification. DNA typing in the courtroom, including issues of population genetics, levels of understanding among judges and juries, and admissibility. Societal issues, such as privacy of DNA data, storage of samples and data, and the rights of defendants to quality testing technology. Combining this original volume with the new update-The Evaluation of Forensic DNA Evidence-provides the complete, up-to-date picture of this highly important and visible topic. This volume offers important guidance to anyone working with this emerging law enforcement tool: policymakers, specialists in criminal law, forensic scientists, geneticists, researchers, faculty, and students.

DNA Analysis

DNA Analysis
Author: William Hunter
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: DNA
ISBN: 9781422228647

A flake of skin...a strand of hair...a fleck of saliva...a drop of blood...everywhere we go we leave behind bits of ourselves that are as unique as fingerprints. Each cell contains genetic material called DNA, which holds information that scientists can use to learn about the person who left those cells behind. In the past twenty-five years, researchers have made significant advances in all disciplines of science, including the study of genetics. As science has leapt forward, the effect on forensics has been remarkable. New knowledge of DNA has dramatically changed the amount of information available to forensic scientists at the scene of a crime, opening doors that were never open before.