Improving Sexual Assault Kit Outcomes
Date Published
September 2024
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Combined DNA Index System (CODIS)
Just DNA Searches in CODIS
April 2023
In episode three of our 2023 Sexual Assault Awareness Month mini season, Just Science sat down with Orlando Salinas, Lieutenant Trampas Gooding, and Jennifer Pollock from the Texas Department of Public Safety to discuss how statutes regarding lawfully owed DNA and familial DNA searches are utilized in sexual assault investigations. When an unknown DNA profile is found in samples collected within a sexual assault kit, the unknown profile is searched within national DNA databases such as the combined DNA index system, also known as CODIS.
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The Increased Value of Forensic Science to Lead Gun Crime Investigations Compressed
January 2024
Numerous crime laboratories have witnessed a surge in gun-related evidence submissions, leading to an increased demand for DNA testing and entry into the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) for firearms-related investigations. Simultaneously, the forensic value of firearms analysis has substantially grown, owing to advancements in DNA technology and the expansion of the NIBIN database. Consequently, several forensic labs have established dedicated units specifically focused on comprehensive firearms analysis.
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Solving Violent Crime Through Lawfully Owed DNA: Outcomes of Efforts to Address Missed DNA Samples
April 2023
This presentation explores the issue of lawfully “owed” DNA, which is a DNA sample from a qualifying offender who should have their DNA sample in CODIS (based on applicable state law), but from whom a sample has never been collected or submitted to a lab for testing.
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Assessment of a microhaplotype panel for human identification and ancestry inference in Brazil
Journal
International Journal of Legal Medicine
Date Published
August 2025
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
The Texas Landscape: Accounting for Migrant Mortality and the Challenges of a Justice of the Peace Medicolegal System
Journal
Journal on Migration and Human Security
Date Published
October 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
The Minnesota Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI): Lessons Learned from a Decade of SAKI Evaluations
Journal
Justice Evaluation Journal
Date Published
June 2025
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Develop and Implement DNA Technology in the Regional Forensic Science Center
Date Published
1998
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Genetic Privacy and the Case of the Golden State Killer—Diving into the Science
Date Published
May 2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
News and Announcement,
Program/Project Description
Results of the 2023 Rapid DNA Multi-laboratory Study – I-Chip
Journal
Forensic Science International: Reports
Date Published
December 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Results of the 2023 Rapid DNA Multi-laboratory Study – RapidINTEL Plus Sample Cartridge
Journal
Forensic Science International: Reports
Date Published
December 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Comparative Evaluation of Genotyping Technologies for Investigative Genetic Genealogy in Sexual Assault Casework
Date Published
June 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Rapid DNA Crime Scene Sample Multi-Laboratory Evaluation Project
Date Published
2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Optimizing the Analysis of DNA from Burned Bone Using Ancient DNA Techniques
Date Published
2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
DNA Recovery After Sequential Processing Of Latent Fingerprints On Black Polyethylene Plastic
Journal
Journal of Forensic Sciences
Date Published
February 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Development of a Novel Five-dye Panel for Human Identification Insertion/deletion (INDEL) Polymorphisms
Journal
Journal of Forensic Sciences
Date Published
January 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
How to Right a Wrong: Empirically Evaluating Whether Victim, Offender, and Assault Characteristics can Inform Rape Kit Testing Policies
Journal
Journal of Trauma & Dissociation
Date Published
2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Forgotten Evidence: A Mixed Methods Study of Why Sexual Assault Kits (SAKs) Are Not Submitted for DNA Forensic Testing
Journal
Law and Human Behavior
Date Published
October 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Are We Fishing or Catching? Evaluating the Efficiency of Bait Capture of CODIS Fragments
Journal
Forensic Science International: Genetics
Date Published
July 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
The Increased Value of Forensic Science to Lead Gun Crime Investigations
Event Dates
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Eastern
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Not Required
Cold Cases and Serial Killers, Part 1
September 2023
Series
In April 2018, the Golden State Killer, Joseph DeAngelo was arrested. NIJ support helped lead to his arrest, and in the aftermath of the arrest, NIJ Social Science Analyst Eric Martin was among those tasked with finding other cases NIJ helped law enforcement solve. Eric joins the show to talk about some of those cases, and answer some broader questions about serial killers: What is a serial killer? Are they on the rise? How do we know how many serial killers are currently active?
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Development of computational methods for genetic identification and kinship analysis of forensic samples
15PNIJ-23-GG-01948-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$111,000