Crime laboratories
Evaluation of the Impact of the Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program
Enhanced Forensic Mass Spectrometry Methods
New York Statewide Integrated DNA Program, National Institute of Justice DNA Laboratory Improvement Program, Final Report
DNA Field Experiment: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of the Use of DNA in the Investigation of High-Volume Crimes
Research Meetings and Workshops
NIJ learns from the people who work day-to-day with the issues. We sponsor meetings, workshops, and working groups that bring together researchers, policymakers, technologists, and practitioners.
These meetings generate a rich exchange of ideas. They guide future research and help ensure that NIJ's research, development and evaluation activities meet real-world needs.
Review the summaries or transcripts available for many of these meetings:
Increasing Efficiency in Crime Laboratories
Lessons Learned From 9/11: DNA Identification in Mass Fatality Incidents
Status and Needs of Forensic Science Service Providers: A Report to Congress
Forensic Sciences: Review of Status and Needs
DNA Initiative
Chairman Biden, Senator Grassley, Members of the Subcommittee, as Director of the Justice Department’s National Institute of Justice (NIJ), it is my pleasure to testify before you on behalf of the Department. NIJ is the research, development, and evaluation arm of the Justice Department. We appreciate today’s opportunity to discuss the Justice Department’s efforts to promote the use of DNA analysis to solve crimes.
With...
Welcoming Remarks at the Third Annual National Conference on the Future of DNA
Good morning:
I very pleased to join you this morning to kick off the Third Annual National Conference on the Future of DNA. It is great to see so many people who have been part of the larger national effort to bring the powerful technology of DNA science to serve the interests of justice — and I am very proud of the role that my...