Thursday, 5 July 2018

The Danger Of Buying Used Phones: A Forensic Expert's Advice


Mobile devices such as smart phones and tablets can be used to save and retrieve several types of personal information such as photos, calendars and notes, SMS and MMS. Smartphones record web browsing information, geographical location information, social media messages

Thursday, 31 May 2018

Crime Labs And Their Forensic Integrity

                                                           
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When flawed forensic evidence gets into court, the integrity of the criminal justice system becomes questionable. One place where forensic evidence can be exposed to bias and errors is the lab - the crimelab.

Thursday, 1 February 2018

Smarter Security Safer Society

 
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What defines smarter policing? An evidence-based, technologically and data-driven law enforcement tactics and strategies that are effective, efficient, and economical. Security is enhanced and justice is served. That is the essence of this post -smarter policing.

Sunday, 22 October 2017

Scientific Responsibility: Malicious Intent of Dual-Use Research


'I made one great mistake in my life when I signed the letter to President Roosevelt that atomic bombs be made.." – Albert Einstein five months before his death in 1954.

Sunday, 30 April 2017

7 Reasons Forensic Science Should Concern You


                                     

The word “forensics” or “forensic science” may not mean anything to you but it should. You may have been familiar with the term “forensic evidence” after watching CSI (crime scene investigation) TV shows like Forensic Files, NCIS or Criminal Minds.

Friday, 10 March 2017

Nigerian Forensic Workshop 2017

                                            
                                         

Another milestone has been reached by the forensic team, University of Ibadan. They are organizing the 3rd Annual National Forensic Workshop 2017. It is an event for those that want to add forensic skills to their job description and experience.

Tuesday, 18 October 2016

Internet Security: 10 Steps To Protect Yourself Against Cyber Criminals

                                   



According to PwC, a world leading company in forensics, cybercrime has become the second most reported economic crime in the world. The United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) reports that of all crimes committed inthe UK, cybercrime is now number one.

Friday, 14 October 2016

The Inmate's Home: Nigeria’s Prison Capacity

The Inmate's Home: Nigeria’s Prison Capacity


Nelson Mandela once said that “..no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones”.

Tuesday, 6 September 2016

Profiling Terrorists: How Effective?

                                                   

Recent trends indicate a notable increase in the frequency of targeted terrorist attacks carried out by young individuals acting independently, without direct coordination from established terrorist organizations.

Sunday, 7 August 2016

Crime In Nigeria: In Becoming Our Brother's Keeper

                                                             
                                                                                                         
When we do not do what  we are supposed to do, people will suffer for it. People are being abused today. Everyday!  Many are raped, kidnapped, wrongly accused, victimized , marginalized, robbed, defrauded, cheated . It was done yesterday. It is done today. It will be done tomorrow. It may never end.