Biology
Blood Pattern Analysis: How BPA can be used in Criminal Investigations
3 January 2024
Blood Pattern Analysis (BPA) can be used in an incident where someone sustains a bleeding injury, blood can be distributed to individuals or their environment.
Understanding and Challenging DNA Evidence: Your Questions Answered
3 October 2023
Understanding and Challenging DNA Evidence : Your Questions are Answered in this article.
Meet the Team: Caroline Crawford
4 March 2023
Our experienced forensic biologists handle cases across a range of disciplines, including blood pattern analysis, body fluid analysis, DNA and crime scene examination. Senior Forensic Scientist in Biology, Caroline Crawford, has 20 years of experience in the field and we had the opportunity to talk to her about how she started in forensic biology and how she sees the future of DNA profiling.
How to Evaluate DNA Evidence: Absence of Statistical Analysis and Activity Level Reporting (Part 2)
4 March 2022
Explore Forensic DNA Profiling and consider the implication in cases with an absence of statistical analysis in a DNA Report.
How to Evaluate DNA Evidence: Source Level Reporting (Part 1)
4 March 2022
Forensic Access looks at Forensic DNA Profiling and it is largely considered as the gold standard in the criminal justice system, being both highly discriminatory and extremely useful in all case types including murder, sexual assault, burglary, and possession of illegal substances.
The Detection, Identification and Interpretation of Body Fluids in Sexual Assault Cases
4 March 2022
We explore the examination of exhibits for scientists to recover evidence of human contact to uncover DNA evidence from physical touching and bodily fluids.
The Friday/Monday Case Study
4 March 2022
The Friday/Monday case shows how the specific details of a case can strongly impact the interpretation of the DNA evidence. Find out more.
Sexual assault cases: An issue of consent?
4 March 2022
In the latest available sexual assault statistics up to the end of March 2019, rapes reported to police increased by 42% to 58,657.
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