Police departments’ “clearance rates” — the percentage of cases they declare closed — are one of the most widely cited benchmarks for how effectively they combat crime. Lawmakers reference clearance ...

Moss can be crime-busters, says a study examining how law enforcement, forensic teams and botanists have used moss to solve murders, track missing people, calculate how long ago someone died and – in ...

Why ‘clearance rates’ don’t tell the whole story about solving crimes Police departments’ “clearance rates” — the percentage of cases they declare closed — are one of the most widely cited benchmarks ...