Clarification of assumptions in the relationship between the bayes decision rule and the whitened cosine similarity measure
Date Published
June 2008
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NIJ-Sponsored
Pattern evidence
Poisson Processes and Randomly Acquired Characteristics: Are Wear Features on Footwear Randomly Distributed?
Date Published
2022
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NIJ-Sponsored
Study Assesses the Accuracy and Reproducibility of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
Date Published
December 2022
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NIJ
Shedding Light on Assault
November 2022
Series
Senior Science Writer Maya Pilkington is joined by “the Paintball Lady” – Dr. Katherine Scafide. Dr. Scafide shares how her research on detecting bruises and skills as a forensic nurse help pediatric and adult assault and domestic violence victims by providing clear documentation.
Social Media and Domestic Radicalization
October 2022
Series
Social media has become a potent tool for spreading extremist beliefs and promoting violent extremism. NIJ Social Science analyst Aisha Javed Qureshi joins writer-editor Paul Haskins for a conversation about how scientific research is helping law enforcement and other agencies understand and address this growing concern.
Updating Data Collection for Digital Evidence Casework in Project FORESIGHT
Date Published
August 2022
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2022 UPDATE: 3D IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES AND VIRTUAL COMPARISON MICROSCOPY FOR FIREARMS EXAMINATION, A LANDSCAPE STUDY
Date Published
August 2022
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Evaluation of Purdue University's 3D Imaging Prototype for Footwear and Tire Impressions
Date Published
September 2022
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NIJ-Sponsored
Investigating the Impacts of Architectural Finishes on Fire Patterns in Support of Developing Data-driven Tools for Pattern Analysis
15PNIJ-22-GG-04442-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$531,257
Measuring rarity of combined features in palm versus finger impressions and evaluating examiner perceptions
15PNIJ-22-GG-04404-SLFO
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$489,524
Footwear Databasing to Support Forensic Intelligence
15PNIJ-22-GG-04429-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$623,965
FIRE DEBRIS INTERPRETATION USING QUANTITATIVE MEASURES OF CHROMATOGRAPHIC FEATURES IN MEDIUM RANGE IGNITABLE LIQUIDS AND THE USE OF GRAPHICAL DISPLAY TO DEMONSTRATE DATA SUFFICIENCY
15PNIJ-22-GG-03577-SLFO
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$141,921
Just Science Podcast: Just Identifying Decedents through Postmortem Prints
Content Advisory
Some content in this podcast may be considered sensitive and may evoke emotional responses, or may not be appropriate for younger audiences.
Date Published
September 2022
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Just Science Podcast: Just the Analysis of Impressions and Patterns
Date Published
May 2022
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NIJ-Sponsored
Fingerprint Sourcebook - Chapter 13: Fingerprints and the Law
Date Published
2011
Publication Type
Legislation/Policy Analysis
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NIJ
Conference Proceedings: 2022 National Institute of Justice Forensic Science Research and Development Symposium
Date Published
May 2022
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NIJ-Sponsored
Physical Characteristics of Spatter Stains on Textiles: Influence of Impact Surface Texture, Blood Drop Volume and Blood Drop Velocity
Date Published
2022
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NIJ-Sponsored
Validating Conclusion Scales in the Forensic Sciences
Date Published
2022
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NIJ-Sponsored
2019 National Institute of Justice Forensic Science Research and Development Symposium
Date Published
February 2019
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
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NIJ-Sponsored
Conference Proceedings: 2018 Impression Pattern and Trace Evidence Symposium
Date Published
May 2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Understanding the Expert Decision Making Process in Forensic Footwear Examinations: Accuracy, Decision Rules, Predictive Value and the Conditional Probability of an Outcome
Date Published
2022
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NIJ-Sponsored
High-throughput DNA Sequencing of Environmentally Insulted Latent and Partial Bloody Fingerprints After Visualization with the Nanoscale Columnar-Thin-Film Technique
Date Published
2022
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NIJ-Sponsored
The History and Legacy of the Latent Fingerprint Black Box Study
Date Published
September 2022
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NIJ
Chemical Imaging of Latent Fingerprint for Forensic Evidence
Date Published
April 2020
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NIJ-Sponsored