Browsing by Subject "Criminal investigation"
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A bit like cash : understanding cash-for-bitcoin transactions through individual vendors.
(2017)As technology improves and economies become more globalized, the concept of currency has evolved. Bitcoin, a cryptographic digital currency, has been embraced as a secure and convenient type of money. Due to its security ... -
A validation study of the measurement accuracy of SCENE and SceneVision 3D software programs
(2015)This descriptive study sought to determine the measurement accuracy of two 3D modeling software programs used in crime scene processing and reconstruction. These two programs are FARO's SCENE and 3rdTech's SceneVision 3D. ... -
An enzymatic means for the rehabilitation of low-copy number and degraded DNA.
(2014)In spite of the immense success forensic DNA analysis has obtained over the last twenty-five years, a substantive challenge within the field of forensic DNA analysis is amplification and interpretation of degraded and ... -
An extraction method using whole insect larvae to isolate DNA from a deceased host.
(2014)The analysis of entomological evidence continues to be a useful method for the identification of human remains from a crime scene, especially when the body is in a state of decomposition. During active decomposition the ... -
Forensic analysis of cigarette ash : brand determination through trace-metal analysis.
(2013)Although cigarette ash is frequently encountered at crime scenes, it has largely been ignored in a forensic context (Fisher, 2004). Few efforts have been made to utilize the information present in the form of trace-metal ... -
The impact of packaging and transportation on the analysis of level two details in latent prints
(2022)This study was conducted to determine if packaging and transportation of small items of evidence impacts the ability to preserve and process latent friction ridge impressions deposited on those items. Similar research has ... -
Practical evidence processing : does cyanoacrylate fuming hinder firearms analysis?.
(2014)Cyanoacrylate fuming is a successful and efficient chemical process of revealing latent prints on non-porous objects found at crime scenes. In a crime laboratory setting, firearms are often processed for latent prints. ...