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Scams enhanced by artificial intelligence (AI) have the potential to reach a new level of deception with the introduction of features such as ChatGPT 4o, that allow users to create convincing, photorealistic images, including fake documents, and realistic deepfake voices.聽 聽 A panel of Virginia Tech experts, including computer ethics educator Dan Dunlap, digital literacy educator Julia Feerrar, cybersecurity researcher Murat聽Kantarcioglu, and criminologist Katalin Parti, discussed the implications of this ever-advancing technology.

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Karen Holt is an assistant professor in the School of Criminal Justice, and her latest study focuses on working with investigators to bring accountability to sex crime offenders and to understand the behavior, patterns and criminal histories of offenders identified as suspects.

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MSU to create first-of-its-kind database for analyzing human remains

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Sexual violence often goes unrecognized in older adults. The co-chairs of Penn State Health's Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program explain how to spot abuse and seek help.

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Fans of the genre known as 鈥渢rue crime鈥� have no shortage of books, television shows, and movies to choose from. Virginia Tech English Department instructor Ingrid Johnson, who is teaching a course on the subject this semester with 500 students enrolled, answered questions about the public鈥檚 fascination with this genre and the broader societal implications.

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In 2024, 147 people were exonerated in the U.S. after losing an average of 13.5 years of their lives to wrongful imprisonment for crimes they did not commit.

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Doctoral student Meritxell Abellan-Almenara examines court decisions to see how Quebec judges use their power to make defendants criminally inadmissible to stay in Canada.

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NJIT鈥檚 forensics program made an impression at the 77th Annual American Academy of Forensic Sciences鈥� Conference in Baltimore鈥檚 Convention Center, unveiling new research and innovations that tackled this year鈥檚 conference theme, 鈥淭echnology: A Tool for Transformation or Tyranny?鈥�

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Realistic images created by artificial intelligence (AI), including those generated from a text description and those used in video, pose a genuine threat to personal security. From identity theft to misuse of a personal image, spotting what鈥檚 real and what鈥檚 fake is getting harder and harder.

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New research has revealed that alcohol can impair the ability of eyewitnesses to accurately recall a suspect's facial features, particularly key details such as the eyes, nose, and mouth.

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New research from the University of Notre Dame provides the largest-ever examination of Brady violations and offers a detailed and nuanced understanding of who suppresses material evidence in criminal cases as well as why, how, where and how often.

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West Virginia University was reaffirmed as an R1 university, the highest possible research ranking, in the 2025 rankings by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching released Thursday (Feb. 13).

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Tom Holt is a professor in the School of Criminal Justice, housed in Michigan State University鈥檚 College of Social Science. Holt also serves as the director of the newly formed MSU Center for Cybercrime Investigation and Training and, here, he discusses romance fraud and how to avoid falling for the scam.

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This media brief provides expert quotes and data discussing immigrant residents, both documented and undocumented, in the context of their impact on crime rates.

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The University of West Florida recently hosted the First District Court of Appeals for oral arguments in its Mock Trial Courtroom. The event provided UWF students with an exceptional opportunity to witness the judicial process in action.

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Researchers led by an UdeM architecture professor look at how fear, anger and pride combine to shape responses to climate risks in four Latin American communities.

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January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and Dr. Tusty ten Bensel, a professor of criminal justice and associate dean at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, is highlighting her work to address human trafficking in Arkansas. As a member of the Arkansas Human Trafficking Council, she plays a vital role in shaping statewide efforts to combat this issue.

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A new study co-authored by聽Christopher Warshaw, professor of Political Science at George Washington University, reveals that the partisanship of mayors has no detectable effect on key policing and crime metrics in U.S. cities.

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International research involving the University of Adelaide has found almost 30,000 wild species have been traded in the United States, according to data captured by US wildlife trade monitoring organisation Law Enforcement Manage Information System.