National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Strengthening the Medical Examiner–Coroner System Through NIJ-funded Programs: 2018 Medicolegal Death Investigation Stakeholders’ Meeting
How Prevalent is Violence in Missing and Unidentified Persons Cases?
Reporting and Investigating Missing Persons: A Background Paper On How To Frame The Issue
National Missing and Unidentified Persons System
Serial Killer Connections Through Cold Cases
Video: Cold Case Investigation Units and Advances in Investigative Techniques
Cold Case Investigation Units and Advances in Investigative Techniques
Sergeant Jason Moran of the Cook County (IL) Sheriff’s Office discusses the current situation of cold cases in the United States, why it’s important to establish cold case units, how current tools and technology can help solve cold cases, and what National Institute of Justice resources are available to assist in solving cold cases.
Sergeant Moran was a participant on an NIJ Saturday Session panel at IACP 2019.
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National Missing and Unidentified Persons System
Searching for the Missing in a City of Millions
NIJ Journal Issue No. 264
NIJ Journal Issue No. 279
Making Sense of the DNA Backlog - NIJ Conference Panel
Panelists will present findings from two NIJ studies that examined the DNA backlog in law enforcement agencies and crime labs. Panelists will discuss research findings related to new and potential time- and cost-saving approaches.
Solving the Missing Indigenous Person Data Crisis: NamUs 2.0
About the National Institute of Justice
NIJ is the research, development and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice.
We are dedicated to improving knowledge and understanding of crime and justice issues through science. We provide objective and independent knowledge and tools to inform the decision-making of the criminal and juvenile justice communities to reduce crime and advance justice, particularly at the...