Following are articles published by the National Institute of Justice
The National Institute of Justice’s Role in the Strategy to Combat Heroin and Other Opioids
NIJ Journal Issue 267, Winter 2010
Research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system.
Quantifying Error Rates for the Measurement of Human Skeletal Remains
In response to the National Academy of Sciences’ call for scientific data to support forensic evidence, researchers revised forensic anthropology procedures to include an “error metric” for the measurement of human skeletal remains.
Reconstructing Fragmentary Skeletal Remains
Can CT Scans Enhance or Replace Medicolegal Autopsies?
Researchers look into the utility of postmortem X-ray computed tomography in supplanting or supplementing medicolegal autopsies.
Understanding Blow Fly Genetic Variation May Reduce Error Rates in Time of Death Estimates
Defining a Face: What Can DNA Phenotyping Really Tell Us About An Unknown Sample?
NIJ's Innovative Research Spans Variety of Forensic Fields
NIJ-funded research is helping to strengthen the foundations of forensic science.
Scientific Working Groups in the Forensic Sciences
Final Findings From the Expert Panel on the Safety of Conducted Energy Devices
In its final report, an expert panel of medical professionals concludes that the use of conducted energy devices by police officers on healthy adults does not present a high risk of death or serious injury.
Improving Forensic Death Investigation
The death investigation community searches for solutions for a fragmented system