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August 6, 2008

Political Changes Influence Forensic Science in Colombia
While by size and population Colombia is small in comparison to the U.S., it is one of the most violent countries in the world. Recently, Colombia has been successful in reducing the crime rate. How has this occurred now? Significant change can occur when divergent forces come together. Laurie Sperling,and Gabriela Kleiman report in Forensic Magazine

April 5, 2008

Sir Alec Jeffreys has Concerns About Expansion of DNA Databases
The rapid expansion of the United Kingdom’s DNA database beyond just convicted criminals has spurred privacy concerns. Included among those with concerns is Sir Alec Jeffreys, the discoverer of DNA fingerprinting.“I’m convinced that like every other country which has a database we should only be keeping the DNA of those who have been convicted of crimes,” Jeffreys says. The United Kingdom’s DNA database holds more than 380,000 samples from unsolved crime scenes. With the highest proportion of DNA samples held for the population of its country, one in 14 UK citizens are in the database.

October 14, 2007

AFR Polo Shirts Now on Sale!
AFR Polo Shirts are now available to members. These smart black poly-cotton polo shirts sporting a woven yellow AFR logo are of the highest quality and are available to members at £15. For futher details, please see our on-line shop.

September 23, 2007

AGM Adopts New Constitution
The 2007 Aannual General Meeting agreed the adoption of a new consititution which paves the way for AFR branches outside the UK

August 25, 2007

East Palo Alto gets new ShotSpotter technology
East Palo Alto gets new ShotSpotter technology

August 24, 2007

Developing Radiology and Radiography Practice: Expanding the Boundaries Thursday 11th October 2007
The British Institute of Radiology (BIR) is organising a one-day scientific meeting Radiology and Radiography practice and its developments. The meeting will be a series of presentations on scenarios where current technologies have been used to allow high quality imaging, where previously this would have been very difficult or impossible.

2007 Annual General Meeting
The 2007 Annual General Meeting will be held at the James Cook Hospital, Middlesborough at 1.30pm on Saturday 22nd September 2007.

August 13, 2007

Australian crime lab complains of backlog
The Victoria, Australia, Law Institute said this week that a backlog in forensic testing is leading authorities to release defendants and delay court cases by as much as a year.

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