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Just Science: Just So You Know: AAFS Humanitarian and Human Rights Resource Center

Date Published

September 2019

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Interview, Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Making Sense of the DNA Backlog - NIJ Conference Panel

June 2009

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.

Bone Mineral Density and Adult Age Estimation in Forensic Anthropology

2018-DU-BX-0197

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$130,242

National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST's) Dog and Sensor Subcommittee Builds on Achievements by Scientific Working Group for Dog and Orthogonal Detector Guidelines (SWGDOG)

Date Published

April 2018

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Summary), Report (Grant Sponsored), Issue Overview, Factsheet

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Just Science Podcast: Just Case Studies: Episode 22: From Teeth to Trafficking

Date Published

October 2017

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Interview, Instructional Material (Programmed), Case Study

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Just Science Podcast: Just Lab Management

Date Published

2017

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Initiation of a Gunshot Wound Trauma Atlas From Cranial Bone

2016-DN-BX-0155

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$316,473

Future of Forensics Plenary Session - Plenary Panel at the NIJ 2015 Impression, Pattern and Trace Evidence Symposium

Date Published

August 2015

Publication Type

Technical Assistance, Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Forensic Science: A Time of Transformation

Date Published

June 14, 2016

The field finds itself in turmoil over how experts present their results in the courtroom.

OSAC Public Status Reports & Open Discussion

Event Dates

February 22, 2016, 11:00 am – February 23, 2016, 5:00 pm

Location

Online

Event Type

Meeting

Registration Status

Not Required

NIJ Funding: Supporting Emerging Scientists, Building Our Future

Date Published

January 2016

Series

NIJ Journal

Publication Type

Program/Project Description, Issue Overview, Historical Overview, Biography

Agencies

NIJ

Measuring desiccation: A system using bioelectrical impedance analysis

2015-DN-BX-K015

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$256,951

Montana State Crime Laboratory

2015-CD-BX-0032

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$63,705

American Academy of Forensic Sciences Response to the 180 Day Study

Date Published

January 2006

Publication Type

Survey

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCoE) Executive Summary for 2013

Date Published

December 2013

Publication Type

Report (Summary), Report (Grant Sponsored), Report (Annual/Periodic)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Developing Regional Taphonomic Standards

Date Published

August 2013

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Detection of Gunshot Residue in Blowfly Larvae, Decomposing Porcine Tissue, and Porcine Bone Using Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry

2013-IJ-CX-0012

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2013

$30,000

Addressing Shortfalls in Forensic Science Education

Date Published

May 2007

Publication Type

Historical Overview

Agencies

NIJ

Forensic Accreditation Board: An Accreditation Program for Forensic Specialty Programs

Date Published

May 2001

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences

2003-IJ-CX-K009

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2003

$99,464