Solving Sexual Assaults: Finding Answers Through Research
Date Published
June 17, 2012
Research on DNA testing sexual assault kits reveals a complex picture.
Combined DNA Index System (CODIS)
The Los Angeles Sexual Assault Kit Study Focus Groups
Date Published
June 14, 2012
Sidebar to the article Solving Sexual Assaults: Finding Answers Through Research
Decrease the Number of Contract Laboratory Cases Awaiting Data Review While Improving DNA Analysis Efficiency
Date Published
November 2011
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Role and Impact of Forensic Evidence in the Criminal Justice System, Executive Summary
Date Published
December 2010
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
CODIS STR Template Enrichment by Affinity Bead Capture and Its Application in Forensic DNA Analysis
Date Published
November 2011
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
The Behavior of Contamination and Methods for Extraction and Capture of Low Copy Number and Degraded DNA.
2011-DN-BX-K549
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2011
$249,867
CMPD Solving Cold Cases with DNA
2011-DN-BX-K525
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2011
$485,777
Arizona Solving Cold Cases with DNA - Phoenix Police Department
2011-DN-BX-K546
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2011
$499,975
New York City Solving Cold Cases with DNA
2011-DN-BX-K527
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2011
$796,829
NIJ FY2011 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
2011-DN-BX-K526
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2011
$452,293
SJSO Solving Cold Cases With DNA
2011-DN-BX-K524
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2011
$219,723
Solving Cold Cases with DNA
2011-DN-BX-K545
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2011
$500,000
Solving the Problem of Untested Evidence in Sexual Assaults
Date Published
March 2, 2011
NIJ's forthcoming special report, The Road Ahead: Unanalyzed Evidence in Sexual Assault Cases, looks into ways to move sexual assault kits forward.
Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains: The Nation's Silent Mass Disaster
Journal
NIJ Journal
Date Published
January 2007
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Untested Evidence: Not Just a Crime Lab Issue
Journal
NIJ Journal
Date Published
June 2010
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
DNA Analysis for "Minor" Crimes: A Major Benefit for Law Enforcement
Journal
NIJ Journal
Date Published
January 2006
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Issue Overview,
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Using DNA to Solve Cold Cases: Special Report
Date Published
July 2002
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Outcomes of DNA "Cold Hits": Social Science Research in Forensic Science
2010-DN-BX-0002
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2010
$351,054
FY 2010 Convicted Offender and/or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Oregon State Police Forensic Services Division
2010-DN-BX-K142
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2010
$220,000
FY 2010 Convicted Offender and/or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program - North Dakota
2010-DN-BX-K211
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2010
$89,670
FY 2010 Convicted Offender and/or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program - NH Department of Safety
2010-DN-BX-K024
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2010
$20,000
Maine State Police Crime Laboratory convicted Offender DNA Backlog Reduction
2010-DN-BX-K110
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2010
$88,434
FY 2010 Convicted Offender and/or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Nebraska State Patrol
2010-DN-BX-K140
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2010
$52,500