Following are articles published by the National Institute of Justice
Scientific Working Groups in the Forensic Sciences
DNA Testing: Techniques and Results in the Los Angeles Study
Sidebar to the article Solving Sexual Assaults: Finding Answers Through Research
NIJ's Action-Research Project in Houston and Detroit
Sidebar to the article Solving Sexual Assaults: Finding Answers Through Research
NIJ Journal Issue 270, June 2012
Research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system.
Responses to Sexual Violence: Effectiveness of SANE/SART Programs
Effects of Human Factors on the Accuracy of Fingerprint Analysis
Applying Carbon-14 Dating to Recent Human Remains
Measuring carbon-14 levels in human tissue could help forensic scientists determine age and year of death in cases involving unidentified human remains.
NIJ Journal Issue 269, March 2012
Research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system.
Identifying Elder Abuse
Strengthening NIJ: Mission, Science and Process
NIJ endorses the basic principles laid out in the National Research Council's evaluation of the Institute and has already started to implement policies and procedures that address many of the recommendations.
Impact of 9/11 Terrorist Attacks on Research Agenda
Improving Forensic Death Investigation
The death investigation community searches for solutions for a fragmented system