03 Feb 12 - Michael Acey jailed for raping 10-year-old girl in Hull

Acey was sentenced at Hull Crown Court after pleading guilty at a previous hearing

31 Jan 12 - CASSIDIAN's most secure IP encryptor more than doubles in speed

Automatic key updates improves user friendly interface

31 Jan 12 - Investigating Major Crime & Forensics in Major Crime Conferences announced

21 and 22 March 2012

26 Jan 12 - New DNA hope for cold cases

"It will be a huge step forward for forensic investigation."

24 Jan 12 - Taking DNA From All Criminals Should Be Standard Procedure

DNA evidence solves crimes

23 Jan 12 - Paedophile jailed in Liverpool after 'Chinese puzzle' extradition

The hunt for "dangerous" Price began in the USA in May 2003

23 Jan 12 - Forensic tool kits will soon be expanded by the slimmest of threads: human hair

Sound like an episode of CSI?

20 Jan 12 - Virus infections stop as Facebook names suspects

Some computers used to control Koobface had previously been disabled

20 Jan 12 - Forensic scientists know too much about the cases they investigate

This one example does not prove the existence of a systematic problem

19 Jan 12 - ACPO comment on quarterly crime statistics for the year ending September 2011

"The latest crime statistics show continuing efforts to reduce crime"

18 Jan 12 - MPs call for new gang murder law

The director of public prosecutions has agreed to issue guidelines

18 Jan 12 - Lord Ashcroft: We must unite to stamp out the evil of human trafficking

The acquisition of a person, by means of deception, coercion or force, for the purpose of moving them into a situation of exploitation

16 Jan 12 - Forensic fingerprinting: The smoking gun

The samples having been obtained from a controlled firing experiment

16 Jan 12 - How DNA contamination can affect court cases

Problems may also arise when evidence or bodies are examined on supposedly clean laboratory surfaces

13 Jan 12 - IPCC rule police not at fault in death of Leonard McCourt

The IPCC has been informed by the Crown Prosecution Service that there will be no criminal charges

13 Jan 12 - Details Revealed In Constable Carroll Case

The prosecution counsel however said that DNA and other evidence could tie the pair to the murder

13 Jan 12 - DNA on cigarette butt 'led police to Anne Marie Foy murder suspect'

“It was some years into the investigation before Mr Butler was identified as a suspect.”

11 Jan 12 - Police to exhume mystery Sutton Bank woman's remains

The ‘nude in the nettles’ case has baffled North Yorkshire Police since 1981

11 Jan 12 - Yorkshire to become national centre for fighting e-crime

The initiative is part of a national strategy by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

10 Jan 12 - Met seizes record amount of cash

It follows a concerted drive across the Met to deprive criminals of their cash and assets