Most of the sexual assault casework samples are of mixed sources. Forensic DNA
laboratories are always in the requirement of a precise technique for the efficient separation …

The National Institute of Justice reported that current methods for processing sexual assault
samples have a high failure rate, with 60 to 80 percent of tested kits unable to produce …

Faecal matter is an often overlooked but possibly significant piece of evidence. It is found in
a variety of casework scenarios, ranging from trace amounts to whole stool deposits. Small …

Abstract The French criminologist Edmond Locard developed what is now known as the
Locard's exchange principle, or “every contact leaves a trace,” in 1910 (Locard 1930). This …

Nucleic acids are biomacromolecules that exist naturally in all the living organisms, and play
fundamental roles in many biological processes such as catalysis of biochemical reactions …

Microscopy slides are routinely created as part of sexual assault workflows for screening
purposes and retained indefinitely with instances, such as cold cases, where they are the …

Nucleic acids are biomacromolecules that exist naturally in all the living organisms, and play
fundamental roles in many biological processes such as catalysis of biochemical reactions …

Fast and effective differential extraction methods are sought to assist in facing the challenge
of the backlog of sexual assault evidence in the United States. A differential extraction allows …