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NIJ-supported research has enabled biomechanical experts to improve predictive models of head injuries in children, helping physicians and law enforcement to better distinguish between accidental injury and abuse.

Advances in Detecting and Identifying Explosives After an Attack

Highlighting Significant NIJ Forensic Science Investments: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Site Visit

New Forensic Methods to Accurately Determine THC in Seized Cannabis

Police Crime Lab Accreditation Initiative

Improving Analysis of “Trace DNA” Evidence

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January 16, 2024

Researchers try a new way to maximize DNA in low-yield situations and reduce costs.

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Forensic Science Strategic Research Plan, 2022-2026 (Version 1.1)

Advancing Justice for the Missing and Unidentified Through Research

Safeguarding Forensic Science Professionals

Direct Comparison of Body Fluid Identification Technologies

Postmortem CT Scans Supplement and Replace Full Autopsies

Drugs and Crime Research Projects

Detecting Fentanyl Use Through Court-Ordered Mandatory Drug Testing

Child Trauma: Determining Accidental Injury From Intentional Abuse

Improving Sexual Assault Kit Outcomes

What’s That Drug? Fast Screening of Seized Drugs

Reducing Gun Violence Through Integrated Forensic Evidence Collection, Analysis, and Sharing

New Screening Method to Detect Drugs and Poisons Postmortem

Detecting Drugs in Hair: Is It Drug Use or Environmental Contamination?

Drug-Impaired Driving: The Contribution of Emerging and Undertested Drugs

The Daunting Task of Strengthening Medical Examiner and Coroner Investigations Across Hundreds of Jurisdictions

Determining the Age-At-Death of Infants, Children, and Teens

Forensic Science Research and Development Technology Working Group: Operational Requirements

Patents Generated by NIJ-Sponsored Projects

Is It an Accident or Abuse? Researchers Develop Predictive Models for Pediatric Head Injuries

Advances in Detecting and Identifying Explosives After an Attack

Highlighting Significant NIJ Forensic Science Investments: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Site Visit

New Forensic Methods to Accurately Determine THC in Seized Cannabis

Police Crime Lab Accreditation Initiative

Improving Analysis of “Trace DNA” Evidence

The Impact of Drugs on Human Decomposition: What Insect, Scavenger, and Microbial Evidence Tells Us

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