Following are articles published by the National Institute of Justice
Using Advanced Imaging Technologies to Enhance Autopsy Practices
Making imaging technologies available to forensic pathologists as common practice — although not without challenges — will help improve medicolegal death investigations in the United States.
Expanding the Smokeless Powder Database
Researchers expanded the National Center for Forensic Science Smokeless Powders Database from 100 to more than 800 entries.
Assessment of BJA’s State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training Program
The State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training Program provides training to local law enforcement agencies to detect, prevent, and investigate terrorism. NIJ funded an assessment to identify program strengths and areas of improvement.
Introducing Native American STEM Students to the World of Criminal Justice Research
Lost but Not Forgotten: Finding the Nation’s Missing
As NamUs nears its 10th anniversary, we reflect on the program’s history, successes, and continued commitment to helping families.
What You Can't See Might Solve the Case
Sidebar to the article Sexual Assault Cases: Exploring the Importance of Non-DNA Forensic Evidence
Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assaults
National Institute of Justice Sentinel Events Initiative All-Stakeholder Forum
Risks in Adolescence That Lead to Intimate Partner Violence in Young Adulthood
NIJ-funded study examined the developmental and familial pathways to intimate partner violence involvement in young adulthood and identify partner influences on intimate partner violence.
NIJ Journal Issue 267, Winter 2010
Research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system.