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NIJ Training Course for Law Enforcement Officers: Sexual Assault Relaying Details to Investigator

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June 2021
An interactive tool used in supplement to the NIJ online training course entitled 'What Every Law Enforcement Officer Should Know About DNA Evidence'. This video reenactment demonstrates how to relay details to an investigator in a sexual assault case. 

NIJ Training Course for Law Enforcement Officers: Questioning Witnesses on Violent Crimes

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June 2021
An interactive tool used in supplement to the NIJ online training course entitled 'What Every Law Enforcement Officer Should Know About DNA Evidence'. This is a reenactment video of how to question witnesses on violent crimes. 

NIJ Training Course for Law Enforcement Officers: Meet Homicide 911 Callers

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June 2021
An interactive tool used in supplement to the NIJ online training course entitled 'What Every Law Enforcement Officer Should Know About DNA Evidence'. This is a reenactment video on how to meet 9-1-1 callers in a homicide case. 

Expanding Research to Examine the Impacts of Forensic Science on the Criminal Justice System

December 2020

In 2004, the National Institute of Justice created the social science research on forensic sciences (SSRFS) research program to explore the impact of forensic sciences on the criminal justice system and the administration of justice. Much of the early research from the SSRFS program focused on DNA processing and the use of DNA in investigations and prosecutions.