Ancestry assessment
Guiding Interpretation: Leveraging High-Density SNP Data from Major U.S. Populations for Forensic Genetic Analyses
Advancing Justice for the Missing and Unidentified Through Research - 2024 NIJ Research Conference
Forensic science research is developing essential knowledge to fill in the holes in death investigations, creating new ways to identify challenging skeletal remains. These methods inform cause of death, time of death, and familial relationships to guide investigations, identify suspects, support prosecutions, and bring justice to families.
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Age estimation from epigenetic features of hair DNA
Support Activities under Section 13(d) of Executive Order 14074: Workshops on Law Enforcement Use of Probabilistic DNA Technologies and Person-based Predictive Policing
Evaluation of Target Enrichment for SNP Genotyping of Skeletal Remains
Democratizing investigative genetic genealogy
Development of computational methods for genetic identification and kinship analysis of forensic samples
The Evaluation and Refinement of Nonmetric Sex and Ancestry Assessment Methods in Modern Japanese and Thai Individuals
NIJ Awards Over $11 Million to Support Forensic Science Research and Development in 2022
On September 30, 2022, NIJ announced $11.6 million in funding to support 23 projects under the “NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes” solicitation. Through its research and development grant funding, NIJ continues to advance the speed, accuracy, and reliability of forensic analysis, which ultimately bolsters the...
Quantifying the accuracy of low-quality DNA sample analysis from genotyping to genealogical searching and integration as a bioinformatic pipeline
The Effectiveness of Forensic Genetic Genealogy Techniques for Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color
Expanding Research to Examine the Impacts of Forensic Science on the Criminal Justice System
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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