Profiling
What’s Possible with Rapid DNA Technology?
NIJ scientist Tracey Johnson joins science writer Sarah Michaud in this episode. They discuss Rapid DNA technology, and Tracey explains the complexities of this technology – its pitfalls and its possibilities.
Reading and Resources from NIJ:
Can a reference 'match' an evidence profile if these have no loci in common?
Validation of a top-down DNA profile analysis for database searching using a fully continuous probabilistic genotyping model
Police Race Relations in England and in France--Policy and Practices (From Policing in Central and Eastern Europe: Dilemmas of Contemporary Criminal Justice, P 134-145, 2004, Gorazd Mesko, et al., eds. -- See NCJ-207973)
Forensic anthropology casework performance: Assessing accuracy and trends for biological profile estimates on a comprehensive sample of identified decedent cases
Excitation Profiles and the Continuum in SERS: Identification of Fano Line Shapes
Modeling allelic analyte signals for aSTRs in NGS DNA profiles
Simplification of Complex DNA Profiles Using Front End Cell Separation and Probabilistic Modeling
Searching Mixed DNA Profiles Directly Against Profile Databases
Effect of the Uncertainty in the Number of Contributors to Mixed DNA Profiles on Profile Interpretation
Racial Profiling and Searches: Did the Politics of Racial Profiling Change Police Behavior?
Self-Reports of Police Speeding Stops by Race: Results From the North Carolina Reverse Record Check Survey
Emerging Paradigm for Policing Multiethnic Societies: Glimpses From the American Experience
Driving While Black: Bias Processes and Racial Disparity in Police Stops
Predictions Put Into Practice: a Quasi-experimental Evaluation of Chicago's Predictive Policing Pilot
Developing Reliable Methods for Microbial Fingerprinting of Soil Evidence: Collection, Contamination, Storage, and Analysis
Importance Sampling Allows H-d True Tests of Highly Discriminating DNA Profiles
How It Got There: Associating Individual DNA Profiles with Specific Body Fluids in Mixtures Using Targeted Digital Gene Expression and RNA-SNP Identification
Building a Culture of Interagency Cooperation: NIJ as Catalyst
Legitimacy and Community Cooperation With Law Enforcement
Tom R. Tyler, chair of the New York University psychology department, describes research on profiling and community policing. His research found that citizens of all races show greater respect for law enforcement when they believe officers are treating them fairly. Even citizens who experienced a negative outcome getting a traffic ticket, for example showed higher levels of respect for and cooperation with law enforcement as long as they believed they were not being singled out unfairly.
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Sexual Assault: Obtaining DNA From Evidence Collected up to a Week Later
Technological advances have made it possible to detect male DNA in evidentiary samples collected several days after a sexual act has taken place. Panelists will present the research that has led to these findings, followed by a discussion of the potential impact of this work from the perspectives of the sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) and the crime laboratory communities.
Familial DNA Searching: Issues and Answers
Familial DNA searching is the practice of creating new investigative leads in cases where DNA evidence found at the scene of a crime strongly resembles that of an existing DNA profile but is not an exact match. Panelists will explain how the technology works, provide examples of successful convictions obtained through familial searches, and discuss the various misconceptions and concerns regarding this practice.