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NIJ and Jensen Hughes: Advancing the Forensic Analysis of Ignitable Liquid Fuel Fires

Date Published

February 2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

NIJ and University of Central Florida Fire Research: Identifying Ignitable Liquids in Fire Debris and Providing Error Rates for Purposes of Testifying

Date Published

November 2016

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Factsheet

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Case Deconstruction of Criminal Investigative Failures

Date Published

January 2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Summary), Report (Grant Sponsored), Report (Annual/Periodic), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Firearm Forensics Black-Box Studies for Examiners and Algorithms using Measured 3D Surface Topographies

Date Published

May 2019

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Strengthening the Evaluation and Interpretation of Glass Evidence Using Statistical Analysis of Collection Sets and Databases of Refractive Index and Elemental Data

Date Published

May 2019

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Epidemiology of Crime Guns: Summary

Date Published

September 2016

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Summary), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Applying the Latest Research to Prevent Bullying: Empowering Schools to Change Behavior and Attitudes

Event Dates

December 3, 2019, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Not Required

Systematic Analysis of Product Counterfeiting Schemes, Offenders, and Victims in the United States

Date Published

April 2019

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Results From the Police-Community Interaction (PCI) Survey

Date Published

October 2011

Publication Type

Survey, Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Substrate Pyrolysis Database Expansion, Evaluation, and Use

Date Published

October 2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Combined Temperature and Humidity Control to Tune Latent Fingermark Development by Superglue Fuming

Date Published

April 2019

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Finding the Region of Origin of Blood Spatters in Complex Situations: Novel Physics-Based Methods and Tools

Date Published

April 2019

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Temperature Sensors Embedded in Paint for Fire Debris Analysis and Arson Scene Investigations

Date Published

January 2019

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Protecting Against Stress & Trauma: Research Lessons for Law Enforcement – Research & Practice

October 2019

At this Research for the Real World seminar, NIJ brought together law enforcement practitioners and leading researchers in the field of stress to discuss the current research evidence and practical benefits of targeted stress-management interventions and how they can promote officer mental wellness. In addition, this gathering provided an exploration into what additional research is needed to best support officer health and wellness, potentially highlighting priority areas for future research.

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ASEBP Program in Applied Criminology and Crime Management

2019-75-CX-0007

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2019

$500,000

Blunt Force Trauma to the Ribs: Creating Predictive Models

2019-R2-CX-0047

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2019

$100,000

Estimating the postmortem interval of human skeletal remains using rapid, inexpensive microbiome tools

2019-DU-BX-0010

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2019

$390,748

Interpretation and Processing of User Generated Audio Recordings

2019-DU-BX-0019

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2019

$216,518

AI R&D to Support Community Supervision: Integrated Dynamic Risk Assessment for Community Supervision

2019-75-CX-0012

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2019

$1,197,273

Improving the Reliability of Drug Tests Done by Officers

Date Published

November 2016

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ

Research in the Ranks: Empowering Law Enforcement To Drive Their Own Scientific Inquiry

Date Published

October 2018

Series

NIJ Journal

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ

The Importance of a Holistic Safety, Health, and Wellness Research Program

Date Published

January 2017

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ

Identifying At-Risk Officers: Can It Be Done in Corrections?

Date Published

February 2017

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Technical), Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ

The Evaluation of NIJ by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences: NIJ's Response

June 2011

The National Academies conducted a comprehensive evaluation of the National Institute of Justice. This panel provides an overview of the evaluation and NIJ's response to it. NIJ has accepted many of the recommendations in the NRC report, and you will learn what the agency is doing to implement them. A few of the recommendations were challenging and created considerable debate within NIJ. Plans to address these thorny issues also are discussed.

Director’s Corner: Data at Your Fingertips — the National Law Enforcement Applied Research and Data Platform

There are a number of adjectives used to describe different types of research — applied, basic, evaluation, operational, and others. During my time as the Director of NIJ, I want to make sure we add “useful” to those descriptors.

One project that I am very excited about, and that promises great utility for law enforcement agencies is the National Law Enforcement Applied Research and Data...