Pickpocketing might be a rarer crime these days, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t people out there willing to nab your stuff when you are at your most vulnerable. Thankfully, there some steps, from seasoned experts, that you can use to prevent yourself from becoming just another victim. Here are a few DIY tips that don’t require a criminal justice degree to prevent yourself from being the victim of pickpocketing. [Read more…]
5 Cases of Forensic Science Facilitating Crimes
Over the past 50 years, advances in forensic science have made it possible for police to solve crimes that would have previously gone cold without the help of things like DNA testing, hair analysis, entomology, and other methods. It’s also brought light to cases that were unsolved for years, including cases that date back to the Civil War. But for all the successful crime fighting forensic science has enabled, it’s also encouraged certain evildoers to commit crimes using inventive new methods — sometimes even recruiting the help of forensics to wield the science as a weapon. [Read more…]