Following are articles published by the National Institute of Justice
Defining the Difficulty of Fingerprint Comparisons
Researchers create a metric to determine the difficulty of matching latent and known fingerprints, then link that difficulty to error rates.
Safety, Health, and Wellness Strategic Research Plan
Creating a Framework for Criminal Justice Information Sharing
The criminal justice community has invested significantly in developing information sharing standards, but it has not developed a comprehensive view of the information sharing process. NIJ-supported research shows how the justice system could benefit from
Distinguishing Between Structurally Similar Designer Drugs Using an Advanced Method of Chromatography
Identifying a new drug that is very similar in structure to other drugs is important for investigators. Researchers in this project determined that these drugs may be better separated using ultra high-performance supercritical fluid chromatography.
Synthetic Cathinones Stored in Biological Evidence Can Be Unstable
Synthetic cathinones, a class of mood-altering stimulants popular among recreational drug users, can be unstable when stored in blood or urine samples, and may be problematic when used as evidence in court.
What Criminal Justice Can Learn From Its Bad Outcomes
Reviews of 'sentinel events' can shift the emphasis away from blame and toward risk mitigation and continuous improvement.
The History of "Reasonable Degree of Certainty"
Expanding the Smokeless Powder Database
Researchers expanded the National Center for Forensic Science Smokeless Powders Database from 100 to more than 800 entries.