Forensics

Is it forensics or is it junk science?

Dubious forensic techniques have spread throughout the criminal justice system for decades. Here’s what ProPublica has learned about junk forensic science techniques and how they proliferate.

  • By Sophia Kovatch, Pamela Colloff and Brett Murphy, ProPublica

Outside reviews can limit bias in forensic algorithms, GAO says

Independent evaluations that can establish scientific validity will curtail the impact of biases and human error during forensic investigations, the watchdog agency says.

  • By Shourjya Mookerjee

Getting real-time crash data to responders

Public safety answering points in California can get real-time crash notifications through an agreement between a cloud-based emergency response platform and General Motors’ OnStar emergency system.

  • By Stephanie Kanowitz

NIST maps the frontier of cloud forensics

Cloud computing muddies the waters of digital forensics, obscuring where data resides and who controls it, creating new challenges in incident response and in civil and criminal investigations.

  • By William Jackson

Network forensics enhances Army NIE

An Army network forensics team made a positive impact on network troubleshooting, reliability and network protection at the latest Network Integration Evaluation field evaluation.

  • By GCN Staff

Mobile forensics tools hammer out evidence

Proprietary and open source forensic tools are helping law enforcement extract evidence from mobile devices and even recover data that has been deleted.

  • By William Jackson

Can digital forensics keep up with smartphone tech?

Smartphones provide a wealth of evidence for forensics investigators, but the escalating number and variety of mobile devices coupled with a growing case backlog has put digital forensics development to the test.

  • By William Jackson

Smartphones before the court: Searchable wallets or pocket PCs?

There are tools and techniques law enforcement can use to get data from a smartphone, but the question of when police can search a phone remains to be decided.

  • By William Jackson
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