Drug Forensics Lab Slows Recertification by Implementing New Software System

Last Updated on Monday, 22 February 2010 09:53 Written by daniel.solid Wednesday, 17 February 2010 04:07

A drug identification lab made a smart move by implementing a software based tracking system, but they failed to realize that it would take a while to transition their policies and processes. They needed a better plan to ensure that things occured in time to get their certification completed again.

See the article on the McAlester office of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.

Internet Forensics Needs a National Web Hub for Law Enforcement

Last Updated on Friday, 12 February 2010 02:10 Written by kelly.solid Friday, 12 February 2010 02:10

A recent survey indicated that cybercrime personnel are becoming more and more frustrated with the timeliness of receiving subpoenaed information back from ISPs.  The article that I read stated that the survey based on questionnaires completed by 100 police investigators (authored by Frank Kardasz of the Phoenix PD), “says that 61 percent of them had their investigations harmed “because data was not retained” and only 40 percent were satisfied with the timeliness of responses [...] Continue Reading…

Objections to Cell Phone Forensics and Analysis in Court

Last Updated on Thursday, 4 February 2010 09:34 Written by kelly.solid Thursday, 4 February 2010 09:25

Most law enforcement have one objective in mind: catch the bad guys.  Unfortunately, part of the process is proving your case in court which is not as easy as it seems.  Defense attorneys will do whatever it takes to get their clients off, even if the evidence points otherwise.  One area that is becoming more and more of a controversy is the area of Cell Forensics and Cell Forensic Analysis.

Take a particular homicide case [...] Continue Reading…