LONDON, Ohio (WXIX) – A single sexual assault kit can take roughly 20 hours to process, according to Kristen Slaper, DNA lab manager for Ohio’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation. Slaper says the London ...

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sorenson Forensics, one of the leading commercial forensics labs in the country, was named as one of only two preferred forensic DNA laboratories in the country to ...

Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference in New York on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015. During the event, Biden and other officials announced almost $80 million in grants to help eliminate a ...

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sorenson Forensics, under contract by the Michigan State Police, recently helped reduce a significant stockpile of unsubmitted sexual assault evidence kits from the ...

LANSING, MI -- Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder on Tuesday signed into law the "Sexual Assault Kit Evidence Submission Act," setting new standards for prompt testing across the state. The legislation was ...

State lawmakers are poised to set aside $1.5 million to help Oregon state police hire more crime lab technicians to process sexual assault kit evidence as part of Melissa's Bill. "Can't think of money ...

Gov. Mike Dunleavy has introduced legislation to set a statewide tracking system in place for sexual assault kits, and ensure victims can privately track their kit through the process from collection ...

Upgraded capture device: The kit now includes a new, more powerful smartphone to ensure faster, more stable image and video capture. New filter for detecting body fluids: An additional narrowband ...

(WSIL) -- The number of pending sexual assault forensic kits older than 180 days in Illinois has reached zero. This is down from a backlog of 1,815 sexual assault forensic assignments that were ...

Forensic laboratories in Europe now have a new DNA analysis kit to efficiently process challenging casework samples. The PowerPlex® 18E System, launched by Promega Corporation, uses eight-color short ...