Cold cases

Sexual Assault Cases: Exploring the Importance of Non-DNA Forensic Evidence

Date Published

November 9, 2017

Investigating and prosecuting sexual assault crimes is much more complicated than simply performing DNA testing.

What You Can't See Might Solve the Case

Impact of Research and Development on Lab Efficiency and Operations

Date Published

November 2017

Publication Type

Technical Assistance, Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

NIJ

Gautier Police Department SAK Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting

2017-AK-BX-0132

Open

Funding First Awarded

2017

$21,478

Postmortem Interval Estimation from Bone Marrow Lipids

2017-DN-BX-0146

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$377,535

An Investigation into the genetic basis of human facial morphology and its prediction from DNA.

2015-R2-CX-0023

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$39,569

Fiscal Year 2016 Funding for DNA Analysis, Capacity Enhancement and Other Forensic Activities

Date Published

May 2017

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Study/Research), Report (Annual/Periodic), Program/Project Description, Grants and Funding

Agencies

NIJ

DNA: A Prosecutor's Practice Notebook

Date Published

July 2007

Publication Type

Training

Agencies

NIJ

Nevada SAFE-ITR SAK Tracking Project

2016-DN-BX-K011

Open

Funding First Awarded

2016

$523,268

An investigation into the genetic basis of human facial morphology and its prediction from DNA, using a globally distributed panel of individuals from the US and Europe

2015-R2-CX-0023

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$38,683

Typing Highly Degraded DNA Using Circularized Molecules and Target Enrichment

2016-DN-BX-0154

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$682,474

Fiscal Year 2015 Funding for DNA Analysis, Capacity Enhancement and Other Forensic Activities

Date Published

September 2016

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Annual/Periodic), Program/Project Evaluation, Grants and Funding

Agencies

NIJ

Progress on Testing Sexual Assault Kits

September 2016

Members from the Nevada Sexual Assault Kit Backlog Working Group describe the importance of using a multidisciplinary, victim-centered approach in addressing complex issues that arise while responding to sexual assault. The team also describes the importance of utilizing available resources, including research and federal support from the National Institute of Justice, in making progress towards processing untested sexual assault kits.

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