FSCI 4300: Forensic Genealogy

Articles and statistics about sentencing, incarceration and other issues.

International information on prison populations, imprisonment of women and juveniles, pretrial imprisonment, prison overcrowding, contact details for prison administrations. Also included are lists from the country with the highest rate to the country with the lowest rate, in respect of prison population rates, prison population totals, occupancy rates, pre-trial/remand prisoners, female prisoners and foreign prisoners. The last three lists show the number of such prisoners as a percentage of the prison population total. These 'highest to lowest' lists are available both for the entire world and for individual continents.

An organization that works with law enforcement to use DNA technology in the identification of unidentified victims of crimes and in training law enforcement officials in the use of genetic genealogy.

The Innocence Project is a national litigation and public policy organization dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted individuals through DNA testing and reforming the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice.

A podcast sponsored by 23andMe, listeners hear conversations with celebrities and experts about their genetic testing results and about genealogical genetics in general, and how they see this burgeoning field affecting society today and in the future.

This podcast from New Hampshire Public Radio tells the complex story of how several cold cases across the country were eventually solved when investigators realized through the use of genealogical DNA that one man had committed them all.

In 2013, author Michelle McNamara published her groundbreaking article about the Golden State Killer in LA Magazine with the help of her editor, Nancy Miller. McNamara died in 2016, and her book on the subject, I’ll Be Gone In The Dark, was released two years later. Now, I'll Be Gone in the Dark is an HBO documentary series, exploring the case and McNamara's devotion to it.

We all hear stories almost daily now about cold cases being solved by investigative genetic genealogy. This new crime-solving tool answers the “who” question about these often decades-old crimes...but what about the why? This podcast will look at crimes solved by genetic genealogy, and examine the connection—if any—between the victim and the killer, and why the crime occurred. Each case is unique, and has its own story behind the headline.

ABC News' all-new series, The Genetic Detective, follows investigative genetic genealogist CeCe Moore as she uses her unique research skills to transform the face of crime-solving. By working with police departments and crime scene DNA, Moore is able to trace the path of a violent criminal's family tree to reveal their identity and help bring them to justice.

Millions have sent their DNA to be analyzed by private companies, which are revealing customers' ancestry and family connections, and reporting health risks. But what are the pitfalls and unintended consequences of sharing genetic data? Distributed by PBS Distribution.

Retro Report on PBS reports on solving crimes with DNA evidence, drug regulations that stem from a devastating pill, robot ambivalence, and role-playing games as a solution to screen addiction.