El Libro de Referencia de las Huellas Dactilares, Contenidos
Date Published
August 2017
Agencies
NIJ
Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS)
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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A Comprehensive Look at LatentSleuth
Event Dates
–
Eastern
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Open
Occurrence and Utility of Latent Print Correspondences That Are Insufficient for Identification
Date Published
October 2020
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Quantifying the Weight of Fingerprint Evidence Through the Spatial Relationship, Directions and Types of Minutiae Observed on Fingermarks
Date Published
March 2015
Publication Type
Statistics,
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Grant Sponsored)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Neural Network System for Matching Dental Radiographs
Date Published
2007
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Opening the Black Box of NIBIN
July 2014
Series
Bill King discusses the operations of the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN), a program through which firearms examiners at state and local crime laboratories compare tool marks on fired bullets or cartridges found at a crime scene to digitized images of ballistic evidence in a nationwide database.
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A View From the Street: Police Leaders Share Their Perspectives on Urgent Policy and Research Issues
June 2010
Sponsored by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and its Research Advisory Committee (RAC), this panel unites law enforcement leaders from across the country to discuss their policy and research concerns. Charles Wellford, IACP RAC co-chair and University of Maryland professor, will facilitate the panel. Presenters will discuss urgent policing issues that merit ongoing research, law enforcement and academic research partnerships, and how research can and does affect agency policy and operations.
Impression Evidence: Strengthening the Disciplines of Pattern and Impression Sciences Through Research
June 2010
Forensic examinations involving specific forensic science disciplines are typically dependent upon qualitative analyses and expert interpretation of observed patterns based on a scientific foundation, rather than quantitative results. These disciplines include latent fingerprints, questioned documents, footwear, and other forms of impression and pattern evidence.
Impression Evidence: Strengthening the Disciplines of Fingerprints, Firearms, Footwear, and Other Pattern and Impression Sciences Through Research
June 2010
Forensic examinations involving specific forensic science disciplines are typically dependent upon qualitative analyses and expert interpretation of observed patterns based on a scientific foundation, rather than quantitative results. These disciplines include latent fingerprints, questioned documents, footwear, and other forms of impression and pattern evidence.
Fingerprint Identification: The Role of Research in Fortifying the Forensic Sciences - Expert Chat Webinar, NIJ and Harvard's Government Innovators Network
Date Published
May 2007
Publication Type
Presentation (Multimedia),
Issue Overview,
Conference Material
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
View From the Street: Police Leaders Share Their Perspectives on Urgent Policy and Research Issues Facing Law Enforcement in 2010 and Beyond - Panel at the 2010 NIJ Conference
Date Published
June 2010
Publication Type
Presentation (Multimedia),
Presentation,
Policy,
Legislation/Policy Analysis,
Conference Material
Agencies
NIJ
Occurrence and Utility of Latent Print Correspondences that are Insufficient for Identification
2016-R2-CX-0060
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$323,407
New Software Improves Rigor of Latent Fingerprint Examination
Date Published
January 2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Factsheet
Agencies
NIJ
New Software Improves Rigor of Latent Fingerprint Examination
Date Published
January 21, 2018
There is no standard method of detailed documentation of the latent print examination process, but researchers have developed software that improves the standardization and quantifiability, implemented as part of the FBI’s Universal Latent Workstation.
ACEware Latent Fingerprint Identification Research and Software Development
Date Published
February 2017
Publication Type
Technical Assistance,
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
El Libro de Referencia de las Huellas Dactilares
Date Published
August 2017
Publication Type
Technical Assistance,
Reference Material,
Presentation (Multimedia)
Agencies
NIJ
Research in Brief: DNA and Property Crimes
Date Published
April 2013
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Issue Overview
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Occurrence and Utility of Latent Print Correspondences that are Insufficient for Identification
2016-R2-CX-0060
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$883,694
New Advances in Forensic Science, Presented by Dr. Henry Lee
Date Published
March 2004
Publication Type
Technical Assistance,
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Issue Overview,
Instructional Material,
Conference Material
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Latent Fingerprint Interoperability Survey: A National Study of Automated Fingerprint Information Systems (AFIS) Maintained by Law Enforcement Agencies - Summary Reporting of Data Provided by Responding Agencies
Date Published
August 2014
Publication Type
Survey,
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored)
Agencies
NIJ
Expansion and Development of the Lewis and Clark County Sheriff's Office Forensic Section
2015-CD-BX-0076
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2015
$133,397
FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program - City of Fort Worth
2015-DN-BX-0038
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2015
$87,759
Benefits and Limitations of the Statistical Methodology in Determining Evidentiary Value of Latent Print Identification: A Prospective Evaluation
2015-DN-BX-K027
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2015
$140,949
FY2015 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grans Program
2015-CD-BX-0005
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2015
$165,981