Evidence analysis and processing
Addressing the Challenges of Detecting Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault
NIJ has funded research to address the challenges of detecting DFSA for several years. This research includes projects that examine ways to improve forensic hair testing and how drugs modify blood proteins.
Population Genetic Issues for Forensic DNA Profiles - Draft Final Report, January 1, 2021 - June 30, 2023
Improved Nucleic Acid Recovery From Trace and Degraded Samples Using Affinity Purification
Automatic Acquisition and Identification of Footwear Class Characteristics
What’s That Drug? Fast Screening of Seized Drugs
Laboratory Information Management Systems in Forensic Science Service Provider Laboratories: Current State and Next Generation
Success Story: NIJ and The Virginia Department of Forensic Science Advancing Drug Analysis in Forensic Toxicology for Enhanced Judicial Outcomes
The Forensic Examination and Comparison of Plastic Garbage Bags
Extending the Discussion on Inconsistency in Forensic Decisions and Results
Using Objective Criteria for Bloodstain Pattern Classification
Personal Identification Using Frontal Sinus Coding Methods: The Effect of Mixed Image Modality Comparisons
Assessment of Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Evidence Selection Leading to Development of SAK Evidence Machine-Learning Model (SAK-ML Model)
Evaluating a Statistical Method for Comparison of Mass Spectra of Novel Psychoactive Substance
DNA Mixtures