Coroners
Strengthening the Medical Examiner–Coroner System Through NIJ-funded Programs: 2018 Medicolegal Death Investigation Stakeholders’ Meeting
Date Published
September 2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Strengthening the Medicolegal-Death-Investigation System: Accreditation and Certification - A Path Forward
Date Published
December 2016
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Legislation/Policy Analysis,
Issue Overview,
Instructional Material
Agencies
NIJ
Strengthening the Medicolegal-Death-Investigation System: Improving Data Systems
Date Published
September 2016
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Legislation/Policy Analysis,
Issue Overview
Agencies
NIJ
FIU - Forensic Technology Center of Excellence
15PNIJ-21-GK-02191-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2021
$300,000
Standardizing Data From the Dead
Date Published
2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Development of a Large-Scale, Whole-Body CT Image Database
Date Published
2017
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Research From Records: Retrieving and Sharing Useful Data From a Non-research Database
Date Published
2019
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Census of Medical Examiner and Coroner (ME/C) Offices (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
Provides data on the personnel, budgets, and workload of medical examiner and coroner offices by type of office and size of jurisdiction. The census gathers information on the number of unidentified human decedents handled by these offices, record-keeping practices, and use of national databases for unidentified remains.
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.
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Fiscal Year 2019 Report on the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
Date Published
September 2020
Publication Type
Report (Annual/Periodic),
Program/Project Description,
Grants and Funding
Agencies
NIJ
Forensic Pathology on Both Sides of the Pond, presented by Drs. Michael Baden and Peter Dean
Date Published
April 2005
Publication Type
Technical Assistance,
Presentation (Multimedia),
Issue Overview,
Instructional Material,
Historical Overview,
Conference Material
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Comprehensive Needs Assessment of Forensic Laboratories and Medical Examiner/Coroner Offices Points to Solutions for a System Under Stress
Date Published
May 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Study/Research),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ
NIJ National Center on Forensics, Fiscal Year 2020
Closing Date
With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals from qualified applicants to establish and operate the NIJ National Center on Forensics to facilitate a partnership amongst a full-service State department of forensic science with a medical examiner function, an accredited university of higher education with affiliate medical and law schools, and a statewide district attorneys association.
The purpose of this partnership is to provide medico-legal learning opportunities...
Just the NIJ Needs Assessment of Forensic Laboratories and Medical Examiner/Coroner Offices
Date Published
January 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Interview,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Report to Congress: Needs Assessment of Forensic Laboratories and Medical Examiner/Coroner Offices
Date Published
December 2019
Publication Type
Report (Annual/Periodic)
Agencies
NIJ
Fiscal Year 2017 Report on the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
Date Published
September 2019
Publication Type
Program/Project Description,
Grants and Funding
Agencies
NIJ
Fiscal Year 2018 Report on the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
Date Published
September 2019
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Annual/Periodic),
Program/Project Description,
Grants and Funding
Agencies
NIJ
Handling Difficult and Disturbing Forensic Cases for Coroners and Medical Examiners
Event Dates
–
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Open
Understanding Work-Related Stress among Medicolegal Death Investigators: A National Survey and Mixed-Methods Impact Study
2019-MU-CX-0068
Open
Funding First Awarded
2019
$549,260
Implementing NAGPRA: Connecting Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices to Tribal Partners
2019-75-CX-0015
Open
Funding First Awarded
2019
$114,540
Just Science Podcast: Just the Census of Medical Examiners and Coroners
Date Published
August 2019
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description,
Interview,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Using Advanced Imaging Technologies To Enhance Autopsy Practices
Date Published
December 2017
Series
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Issue Overview,
Instructional Material
Agencies
NIJ
Is It Old Age, Abuse or Homicide? Using Forensic Markers and Technology to Detect Elder Abuse and Neglect
June 2009
Panelists will present results from NIJ-funded studies on bruising and CT scanning and discuss the important role of forensic information and technology in effectively investigating violent crimes against the elderly.