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Advances in Forensic Anthropology

Event Dates
Event Duration
variable
Location
Online

The forensic community, in tandem with NIJ, has identified missing and unidentified persons as a significant problem faced by our nation. Accordingly, the purpose of this Technology Transition Workshop is to focus on advances in anthropology technologies as they relate to the identification of human remains. Particular attention will be paid to the determination of sex and ancestry using the 3D-ID software, which uses x, y, and z coordinates of traditional craniofacial landmarks; improving facial reproduction using empirical modeling; determining ancestry using analysis of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) DNA data; and use of the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs).

 

Event Type
Workshop
Event Option(s)
Online, On demand
Sponsor(s) / Host(s)
National Institute of Justice (NIJ), U.S. Department of Justice
Contact
NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence
Registration Status
Not Required
Eligibility
Free and open to all
Credits

None available

Date Created: January 1, 2014