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The Science Behind Firearm and Tool Mark Examination

Date Published

December 1, 2014

Study finds less than 1.2 percent error rate in matching bullets fired from Glock semiautomatic pistol barrels to the actual firearm.

NamUs: Investigative and Forensic Resources to Resolve Missing and Unidentified Person Cases

Event Dates

October 29, 2014, 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Open

Rapid DNA

Event Dates

November 6, 2014, 1:00 pm – December 10, 2014, 1:00 pm

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Not Required

Series

ASCLD Webinar Series

Death Investigation Training - Basics

Event Dates

November 19, 2014, 12:00 am – September 30, 2015, 12:00 am

Location

Online

Event Type

Web

Registration Status

Open

Death Investigation Training (DIT) - Mental Health Issues

Event Dates

November 19, 2014, 12:00 am – September 30, 2015, 12:00 am

Location

Online

Event Type

Web

Registration Status

Open

Death Investigation Training (DIT) - Cultural Competency

Event Dates

November 19, 2014, 12:00 am – September 30, 2015, 12:00 am

Location

Online

Event Type

Web

Registration Status

Open

Law Enforcement's Silent Partner: Forensics Research and Development

Journal

Police Chief

Date Published

October 2014

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Description, Issue Overview

Opening the Black Box of NIBIN

Event Dates

July 15, 2014, 10:00 am – 11:30 am

Location

Online

Event Type

Seminar

Registration Status

Not Required

Series

Research for the Real World

Cell Phone Forensics in a Correctional Setting: Guidebook

Date Published

October 2014

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Handbook

Targeted Non-Destructive Evidence Detection and Collection

Date Published

December 2013

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Investigation of a Novel Approach to Forensic Analysis Using Neutron Imaging Techniques

Date Published

2014

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Evaluation of Statistical Measures for Fiber Comparisons: Interlaboratory Studies and Forensic Databases

Date Published

May 2014

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Interpretation of Ignitable Liquid Residues in Fire Debris Analysis: Effects of Competitive Adsorption, Development of an Expert System and Assessment of the False Positive/Incorrect Assignment Rate

Date Published

2014

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Forensic Evidence and Criminal Justice Outcomes in a Statewide Sample of Sexual Assault Cases

Date Published

July 2014

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Landscape Study of Handheld and Portable Raman Spectrometers

Date Published

September 2014

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review

Addressing the Impact of Wrongful Convictions on Crime Victims

How ATF Is Working to Improve NIBIN

Date Published

October 1, 2014

Study Identifies Ways to Improve ATF Ballistic Evidence Program

FY 2014 NIJ DNA Arrestee Collection Process Implementation Grants Program - Rhode Island Department of Health

2014-DN-BX-K126

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2014

$190,980

FY 2014 NIJ DNA Arrestee Collection Process Implementation Grants Program

2014-DN-BX-0127

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2014

$425,000

Revisiting Strengthening the National Institute of Justice

2014-IJ-CX-0113

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2014

$851,798

2010 DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 Report to Congress

Date Published

January 2011

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Report (Annual/Periodic)

Application for Funding to Support the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System Program

2011-MU-BX-K063

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2014

$3,750,000

Applied Research, Development, and Method Validation for a Statistically Based Comparison of Tool Marks using GelSight-Based 3D Imaging and Novel Comparison Algorithms for Firearm Forensics

2014-DN-BX-K012

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2014

$190,400

Decision-Making in Sexual Assault Cases: Multi-site Replication Research on Sexual Violence Case Attrition in the U.S.

2012-IJ-CX-0052

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2014

$490,422