Last month Rebecca Nick, North American Sales Manager, and Walter Hiller, Senior Technical Sales Specialist, from foster+freeman USA joined Erin and Ashley from GAP Science on their Forensics Unfiltered podcast, available on-demand now.

Faced with imaging evidence on reflective or wet surfaces, investigators often find that the bright lights required for successful visualisation are scattered by the surface and redirected back towards the camera, causing specular reflections, known as glare, and reducing their ability to photograph evidence.
Read on as we share our three top tips for reducing glare and successfully photographing highly reflective surfaces with the Crime-lite AUTO.

Advanced brand protection features are now applied to a wide variety of items, such as alcohol, cigarettes, vape cartridges, pharmaceuticals, and electronic devices, including holograms, colour-changing or UV-fluorescent inks, and micro-printed lines or watermarks. This article explores our top tips for examining these often-hidden features using our VSC workstations, to detect fakes and frauds.

Despite their frequent involvement in major crimes in the UK and beyond, a recent study is the first of its kind to focus solely on the effectiveness of the RECOVER LFT method on developing fingermarks on stainless steel knives: leading to positive comparisons to other commonly used methods.

Whilst performing examinations with the VSC range, areas of interest may need to be marked up on the digital image and accurate measurements be taken. Using the annotations and measurement tools, shapes, lines and text can be overlaid onto the digital image, but there are a few tips that can ensure measurements are precise and accurate, and annotations are kept neat whilst still indicating an area of interest.

A recent study from the Department of Forensic Genetics at the Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland, assess the impact of fabric composition and colour on the visualisation of biological traces including blood, saliva, semen, and urine, using our forensic laboratory-specific light source, the Crime-lite ML PRO.

1,2-indandione can be used to develop latent (invisible) fingermarks on porous surfaces, such as paper or cardboard. Read on as we share three top tips on how to achieve the best results when visualising these marks with our powerful Crime-lite X!

The GFJC, recognised as a hub for forensic advancement, shares our commitment to driving innovation and empowering forensic practitioners. Dedicated to providing the highest levels of hands-on training and pioneering research opportunities, the values of the GFJC naturally align with our mission to equip the forensic community with the most advanced tools and improve forensic evidence.

Last week Ukraine and The Netherlands signed the contract for the transfer of the Joint Deployable Exploitation and Analysis Laboratory (JDEAL). The mobile lab, equipped with foster+freeman VSC, Crime-lite, RECOVER, and ESDA technology, has been donated by the Dutch Ministry of Defence and is now set to be deployed in Kyiv as soon as possible.

A $770,000 grant has funded a range of important upgrades, with a key focus on advanced forensic technology, including a Crime-lite AUTO device which is set to enhance the CSI capabilities of the department. This multispectral device represents a major leap forward in evidence collection and analysis, with it’s versatility allowing investigators to identify a wide range of crucial evidence at crime scenes.

foster+freeman Crime-lite technology supports Essex Police in being one of the most successful forces in the country at tackling burglary.

Part of a broader project in partnership with the Australian government, the latest laboratory at Clark International Airport deploys VSC technology to bolster fraudulent document detection capabilities, including advanced forensic analysis of watermarks, microprints, and other security features.