Peeking Inside a Crime Lab

Both forensics and clinical laboratories use the same scientific equipment and follow the same research protocols. However, in a clinical lab, testing with the purpose of diagnosing and treating the sick is carried out from a live patient. A forensics lab performs testing with the aim of establishing links between a suspect and a crime.

Prison Ministry - The Challenge

Recent newspaper headlines reported that the number of inmates in our corrections facilities now exceeds 2 million. You may be one of over 2,000,000 families who have become spectators and victims as the criminal justice system pulls us into an irreversible web of shame, hopelessness and futility. The trauma, tragedy, and heartbreak faced by these families are almost insurmountable. Parents approach the struggle with a mixture of guilt, lost pride, and fear.

Medical Examiner or Coroner - What's the Difference?

In this article, I will attempt to explain the differences between a medical examiner and a coroner. I will also discuss what each of their job duties entails.

Cavity Search With No Search Warrant?

In general, police must get a search warrant signed by a judge before any searches of private or personal property can take place. However, there are special circumstances in which police can conduct a search without a warrant. The Supreme Court of the United States has permitted these types of searches to occur in one of several situations.

Stuffing Envelopes Home Business Scam

How many companies could profit if they paid people $4 to stuff an envelope? Why would a company pay somebody to stuff envelopes when there are machines that can quickly stuff thousands of envelopes in a short period of time?

Help Yourself and Others - Don't Panic or Freeze

In the last two years there have been several shocking attacks caught on video of people being attacked and beaten while nearby adults did absolutely nothing to help out. Find out how not to panic and freeze when confronted by violence against you or others.

Get In Your Customers' Faces To Prevent Fraud

If you own a business, chances are you will be the victim of check or credit card fraud. Stack the deck in your favor by getting in your customers' faces.

Scholarship Fraud

More than 340,000 people are duped by scholarship fraud every year. Private scholarships are usually awarded to very specific applicants, such as students with a particular career interest, or members of a certain religious organization or church. These institutions have created funds for students.

Safety Tips for a Realtor

Everyday there is a real estate agent who has become a crime statistic. Many of you realtors feel that crime is not going to happen to you. You may be right because chances are it will not.

College Campus Workplace Security-Office Security

If you work in a shared office with other people, it becomes a bit more difficult to protect your property than if your office is a single. This article contains advice when observing security measures in an office setting in the corporate world or on a college campus.

Crooked Moving Company Schemes

Be sure that before you sign a moving agreement or pay any money beforehand that you are given a quote for the entire job of moving your things to their new location. Once the moving company agrees on a price to move your things, he has to honor it.

E-Gold Indicted For Money Laundering

Doug Jackson, Reid A. Jackson and Barry K. Downey have been indicted by the US Government for operating e-gold, private digital gold currency, illegally. They operated in Melbourne having been indicted by a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. They are accused of running an unregulated financial network which catered to criminals laundering illegal money.

Crime In And Around Colleges And Universities

Why is crime so high in and around colleges and universities? Is it that universities are geographically located in urban areas, where some might say have a higher incidence of crime or is it that college students are out of control?

Identity Theft Prevention - Be Proactive And Prevent Identity Theft And Avoid Becoming A Victim

Identity theft is a very scary thing and identity theft prevention is you're the only protection. If you're wondering what can I do, you'll find several different ways that you can prevent and protect yourself from identity theft and fraud. By creating a few proactive identity theft habits you will be able to protect yourself from becoming a victim of identity theft.