Phys.org: Phys.Org news tagged with: journal of forensic sciences http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. New forensic method could help police solve crimes (Phys.org) -- Forensic researchers at Florida International University have developed a groundbreaking method that can tie a shooter to the ammunition used to commit a crime, giving law enforcement agencies a new tool to solve cases. http://phys.org/news258191753.html Chemistry Wed, 06 Jun 2012 08:56:14 EST news258191753 Study over 145-year period: Murder-suicides occur at home, in close relationships (PhysOrg.com) -- After examining murder-suicides over a 145-year period, a Ball State research team has found the majority of such acts occur in the home and the perpetrator and victim are in an intimate relationship. http://phys.org/news250317578.html Other Sciences Wed, 07 Mar 2012 04:42:06 EST news250317578 Foot bones allow researchers to determine sex of skeletal remains Law enforcement officials who are tasked with identifying a body based on partial skeletal remains have a new tool at their disposal. A new paper from North Carolina State University researchers details how to determine the biological sex of skeletal remains based solely on measurements of the seven tarsal bones in the feet. http://phys.org/news249735291.html Other Sciences Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:55:09 EST news249735291 Crime scene measurements can be taken from a single image Two researchers from the University of Salamanca have developed a procedure to enable forensic police to extract metric data from crime scenes using just a single photograph. Their proposal, published this month in the Journal of Forensic Sciences, makes it possible to reconstruct a crime scene in 3D. http://phys.org/news178896884.html Technology Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:50:02 EST news178896884 Bitemark evidence and analysis should be approached with caution, study reports Against the backdrop of last week's Congressional hearing into the future of forensic science, researchers from the University at Buffalo's Laboratory for Forensic Odontology Research in the School of Dental Medicine, have published a landmark paper on the controversial topic of bitemark analysis. http://phys.org/news172326645.html Other Sciences Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:50:01 EST news172326645 'Suicide by cop' phenomenon occurring in over a third of North American shootings involving police Pasadena, CA—February 18, 2009—"Suicide by Cop" (SBC) is a suicide method in which a person engages in actual or apparent danger to others in an attempt to get oneself killed or injured by law enforcement. A new study in the Journal of Forensic Sciences examined the prevalence of this phenomenon among a large sample of officer-involved shootings. http://phys.org/news154192567.html Other Sciences Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:16:20 EST news154192567