Mary Hanson is a high school science teacher. She is also a reserve officer in her local police department. Student misbehavior, she likes to say, is rarely a problem in her class. A more serious ...

The University of Lincoln will ask prospective students to analyse a room full of movie references.

Please do not continue to encourage the improper use of the word “forensics” (“Forensics Courses Becoming Fixtures in Classrooms,” Oct. 28, 2009). The courses referred to in your recent article are ...

When Brynnen Hendrix arrived at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, she knew she wanted to study genetics. She wasn’t sure where that interest would lead her, though. “I changed majors a lot—I ...

You’ve heard of the so-called CSI effect – the manner in which the exaggerated portrayal of forensic science on crime television shows such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation influences public ...

Step aside, Dirty Harry. These days, scientists are getting the bad guys and the glory. And thanks to television and two passionate Purdue teachers whose courses have captured students’ imaginations, ...

MINUTES BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANKS CHRISTINE WITH SOME HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HARRISBURG AND SOME HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WITH FORENSIC INVESTIGATIONS. HARRISBURG. UNIVERSITY IS HOLDING THIS CAMP IT ...

For the past decade, considerable discussion has been made on the extent to which cognitive bias can impact how decisions are made in forensics. Although cognitive bias can arise naturally for a ...

From fingerprint dusting to DNA decoding, Forensic Science has long fascinated the public imagination. But beyond the drama of TV crime labs lies a demanding discipline that relies on rigorous ...

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