Forensic anthropologists face mental health risks due to chronic exposure to violent death. Vicarious trauma and burnout can arise even without direct experience of violence.

For decades, forensics has played a pivotal role in solving crimes and has been the catalyst for scientific discoveries within the criminal justice system. Also known as criminalistics, forensics is ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. It’s been decades since the intersection of forensic science ...