You’ve seen it countless times. Police scope out the scene of a crime and find a piece of evidence: a strand of hair, a blood sample, a bullet casing. It goes to the lab, and after forensic scientists ...

This year, the museum opened “Forensic Science on Trial,” a temporary exhibition that explores how people influence the way forensic science is used in the pursuit of justice. The exhibition’s curator ...

Polygraph (cardio-pneumo-psychograph); 1921. Gift of City of Berkeley Police Department. Photo by Jaclyn Nash, National Museum of American History. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American ...

TOM. THANK YOU. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BECOME A FORENSIC SCIENTIST? A GROUP OF BALTIMORE STUDENTS SPENT A WEEK LEARNING THE INS AND OUTS OF THE FIELD FROM BALTIMORE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT’S FORENSIC ...