Combined DNA Index System (CODIS)
The Increased Value of Forensic Science to Lead Gun Crime Investigations Part I
Development of computational methods for genetic identification and kinship analysis of forensic samples
Solving Violent Crime Through Lawfully “Owed” DNA: Outcomes of Efforts to Address Missed DNA Samples
NIJ Announces $1.3M to Fund Research in Public Forensic Laboratories
On January 11, 2022, NIJ announced $1.3 million in funding to support 5 new projects under its Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories (Public Labs R&E) program. Through its funding of forensic science grants, NIJ, a component of the Office of Justice Programs, continues to improve the examination and interpretation of physical evidence across the...
Global mtDNA Databasing Project
Global mtDNA Databasing Project
Global mtDNA Databasing Project
Global mtDNA Databasing Project
Rapid DNA Crime Scene Sample Multi-Laboratory Evaluation Project
NIJ Awards Over $14M to Support Forensic Science Research and Development
On December 17, 2022, NIJ, a component of the Office of Justice Programs, announced $14.4 million in funding to support 30 forensic science research and development projects in fiscal year 2021 under its Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes solicitation. Through its research and development (R&D) grant funding, NIJ continues to advance the speed, accuracy, and reliability of forensic analysis, which...
Comparative Evaluation of Genotyping Technologies for Investigative Genetic Genealogy in Sexual Assault Casework
Enhanced mixture interpretation with long-read DNA sequencing
Research and Evaluation of the Implementation and Use of Continuous Probabilistic Genotyping Software to Improve the Interpretation of Forensic DNA Mixtures
National DNA Database Statistics (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
The National DNA Index (NDIS) contains over 14,541,796 profiles of those convicted of a crime, 4,341,864 profiles of those arrested and 1,103,683 forensic profiles as of April 2021. Ultimately, the success of the CODIS program will be measured by the crimes it helps to solve. CODIS's primary metric, the "Investigation Aided," tracks the number of criminal investigations where CODIS has added value to the investigative...
NIJ and FBI Laboratory Partnership to Address Untested Sexual Assault Kits
NIJ and FBI Laboratory Partnership to Address Untested Sexual Assault Kits
Sex-Based Targeted Recovery of Cells in a Heterogeneous Mixture: Separating Male and Female Like Cells
Investigative Genetic Genealogy: Background and Crime Lab Strategy
Data from the DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Grant Program
Program Moved
This program was transferred to the Bureau of Justice Assistance. Learn more about the program on BJA.ojp.gov.
The goal of NIJ's DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) program is to assist States and units of local government with existing crime laboratories to increase the capacity of publicly funded forensic DNA and DNA database laboratories to process more DNA samples, thereby helping...
Minnesota Sexual Assault Kit Research Project
Assessment of Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Evidence Selection Leading to Development of SAK Evidence Machine-Learning Model (SAK-ML Model)
Opening the Black Box of NIBIN
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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