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Law Enforcement Obscures Use of Facial Recognition Technology by Sam Rutherford by Sam Rutherford According to an investigative report conducted by the Washington Post and follow-up reporting on TechDirt.com, police departments nationwide are hiding the fact that they are identifying criminal suspects using facial recognition software. A Washington Post article …
Police Departments Are Now Using AI to Write Reports by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso Axon, a company that makes products (including weapons) and services available to police departments, has begun selling a new product designed to use artificial intelligence (“AI”) to turn bodycam audio into police reports. However, …
Article • February 1, 2025 • from CLN February, 2025
Federal Facial Recognition Technology Fails Again by Michael Thompson by Michael Dean Thompson The federal government has again discovered that its use of facial recognition technology (“FRT”) harms Americans. The agencies using the technology are often doing so with little oversight or training, which is what the Government Accountability Office …
The Murky Waters of Parole by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In most states, the grant of parole is an act of grace. The systems of parole vary amongst the states, but one thing is certain—prisoners have high hopes when they come under review. Another certainty, at least in …
Illinois Supreme Court Announces Odor of Burnt Cannabis Alone Is Insufficient to Establish Probable Cause for a Warrantless Vehicle Search by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso The Supreme Court of Illinois invalidated an officer’s search of a vehicle and held that the odor of burnt cannabis, on its own, …
Article • February 1, 2025 • from CLN February, 2025
Colorado Bureau of Investigation Admits Over 1,000 Cases Affected by DNA Test Misconduct by James Mills by James Mills The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (“CBI”) announced that more than 1,000 cases could be affected by the systematic deletion and falsification of data by forensic scientist Yvonne “Missy” Woods. Woods was …
Article • February 1, 2025 • from CLN February, 2025
Chicago’s Police Body Cam Transparency by Michael Thompson by Michael Dean Thompson Police body cameras were full of promise. After several high-profile police killings, people turned to body cams for a solution. It makes sense. Cameras were already recording an increasing number of incidents as civilians witnessed events that poorly …
Article • February 1, 2025 • from CLN February, 2025
Careful What You Search For by Michael Thompson by Michael Dean Thompson Don’t ask Google this simple question: “Are Bengal cats legal in Australia?” That is the gist of an urgent warning on cybersecurity firm Sophos’ website. People who have clicked on the resulting links have had their personal information …
Article • January 15, 2025 • from CLN November, 2024
NIJ Partners With Doctor to Develop Better Screening Method to Detect and Identify Drugs Postmortem by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The illicit drug market is ever evolving, with new drugs (called “novel psychoactive substances” or “NPS”) steadily appearing to avoid detection and legal consequences. Between January 2018 and December …
Article • January 15, 2025 • from CLN January, 2025
Understanding Timestamps in Digital Forensics by Michael Thompson by Michael Dean Thompson Modern computing systems constantly record when a specific event occurs. A common example of this is the timestamp applied to a document file that indicates when the file was last updated. But the timestamps can be more pernicious. …
Article • January 15, 2025 • from CLN February, 2025
Seeking Justice for Two: The DNA Scandal That Shook a Community by by Justyna Madenska This article explores the wrongful conviction of David Hehn and the unresolved murder of Gay Lynn Dixon, revealing systemic failures in forensic evidence handling and the justice system’s pursuit of true justice. In 1982, the …
Article • December 15, 2024 • from CLN January, 2025
Touch-Transfer DNA Remains Misunderstood and Still Poses High Risk of Wrongful Conviction by J.D. Schmidt by J.D. Schmidt Modern criminal investigations, especially cold homicide cases, often rely on what is known as “touch-transfer” DNA to identify the perpetrator. But in recent years, developments in DNA research have shown that there …
Article • December 15, 2024 • from CLN January, 2025
Filed under: DNA Testing/Samples
DNA on Fired Cartridge Casings: Promising Advances to Link Suspects to Crime Scenes by DNA analysis of fired cartridge casings has been studied since the early 2000s and continues to be an emerging field in forensic investigations. While cartridge casings have been traditionally examined for fingerprints and tool marks, recent …
False Confessions and Wrongful Convictions: Known Causes and Steps to Eliminate Them by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney A s of February 2024, the National Registry of Exonerations (“NRE”) at the University of Michigan has registered 3,475 postconviction DNA and non-DNA exonerations since 1989—an average of 100 per year. Of …
Article • November 1, 2024 • from CLN November, 2024
Filed under: Computer Searches
WhatsApp’s Security Team Identifies Vulnerabilities by Michael Thompson by Michael Dean Thompson Metadata is the data that describes data. If you make a phone call, metadata describes that call’s external characteristics: source number, destination number(s), how long the call lasted, etc. Although the metadata does not describe content, it still …
Article • November 1, 2024 • from CLN November, 2024
A New Approach to Drug Testing: Electrochemical Sensors and Raman Spectroscopy by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Knott Forensic laboratories screen for drugs using a combination of presumptive and confirmatory tests. The presumptive test indicates the presence or absence of a drug and is usually done in the field …
Article • October 1, 2024 • from CLN October, 2024
Cops Want to Use DNA for Facial Recognition by Michael Thompson by Michael Dean Thompson Provide a DNA sample, and Parabon NanoLabs’ tech will generate a projected 3D image of a suspect’s face. The process takes advantage of AI trained on the DNA and 3D facial scans of thousands of …
Article • October 1, 2024 • from CLN October, 2024
New Research Method Leads to Better Touch DNA Recovery and Development of Genetic Profiles by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Touch DNA—“the invisible biological traces deposited through a person’s skin’s contact with an object or other person”—can be found at crime scenes, but detection presents a challenge for officers attempting …
Washington Court of Appeals Clarifies ‘Nexus’ Standard Authorizing Warrantless Searches of Parolees and Probationers by Sam Rutherford by Sam Rutherford The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One, held that under the Washington Constitution, warrantless searches of parolees or probationers must have a nexus between the suspected violation of a …
Article • August 15, 2024 • from CLN September, 2024
Filed under: Drug Testing
Hair Drug Testing: New Approach Differentiates Deliberate Ingestion or Introduction From Environmental Exposure by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott Drug testing is a commonly accepted form of compliance control used widely in the U.S. It is used in criminal investigations, child welfare checks, and probation or parole monitoring. …
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