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Learn more about the career outlook for forensic document examiners, as well as who is hiring and where. Understand how to become a handwriting analyst and forensic document examiner.
The Ultimate Guide to Forensic Science Salaries (2021-22): By Location, Field, and Experience
Forensics is the use of techniques or scientific tests in order to detect crime, and this broad field encompasses professionals from lab technicians to IT professionals to doctors and detectives. Work can be performed in a lab, out in the field, in an office, or one-on-one with clients or victims. Given the wide variety of jobs in forensics, salaries vary widely.
There are many different ways to measure the size of a cybersecurity hack, such as money, impact, or reach. Below you’ll find five cybersecurity hacks that are so big, in one way or another, that they changed the world.
While the US has only 5 percent of the world's population, it accounts for nearly a quarter of its prisoners. There are nearly 2.3 million people in our nation's prisons and jails. With 655 inmates for every 100,000 people, the U.S. is by far the leader in incarceration among Western countries.
What Does “Defund the Police” Actually Mean?
“Defunding the police” means reallocating some portion of a police budget to community services such as housing, health, counseling, and education. These forms of community service have been proven to lower crime rates while also boosting public wellbeing. Unfortunately, the phrase “Defund the Police” has been subject to politicization and misinformation, and sometimes misconstrued with a call to abolish police departments.
National Criminal Justice Month: An Advocacy Toolkit
Established by the United States Congress in 2009, March is National Criminal Justice Month, and its purpose is to promote societal awareness around the causes and consequences of crime, as well as strategies for preventing and responding to crime.
A Guide to Fingerprints: What Information Do They Hold?
For well over a century, fingerprints have been at the cornerstone of forensic investigations in America. The resilience of this method of identification comes down to a powerful tenet that’s yet to be disproven: no two sets of fingerprints are the same.
Top Cybersecurity Threats to the US in 2021
As computers, smartphones, and networks have become more sophisticated, so have the various types of cyberattacks that they face. And an increasing reliance on connected systems means that a disruption in service can have an enormous real-world impact.
