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Collecting DNA at Arrest: Policies, Practices, and Implications, Final Technical Report

Date Published

June 2013

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Legislation/Policy Analysis

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

What Every Law Enforcement Officer Should Know About DNA Evidence

Date Published

September 1999

Publication Type

Training (Handbook/Manual)

Agencies

NIJ

Analysis of Untested Sexual Assault Kits in New Orleans

Date Published

May 2013

Publication Type

Issue Overview

Agencies

NIJ

NIJ FY 13 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing

Closing Date

May 6, 2013

NIJ seeks proposals for funding under the Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing program. The goal of the program is threefold: (1) to assist eligible entities in performing DNA analysis on unidentified human remains and/or reference samples to support the efforts of States and units of local government to identify missing persons, (2) to enter the resulting DNA profiles into the FBI’s National DNA...

NIJ FY12 Office of Research and Evaluation ORE Continuations

2011-DN-BX-0002

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2012

$515,000

MD Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program

2012-DY-BX-K005

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2012

$510,324

Identifying the Missing of Minnesota: A Comprehensive Approach

2012-DN-BX-K054

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2012

$363,485

Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program

2012-DY-BX-K004

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2012

$589,638

Familial DNA Database Search System-Hardware/Software Integration Project

2012-DN-BX-K036

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2012

$447,979

Operation Cold Case Review

2012-DN-BX-K022

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2012

$214,354

Development of Reference Sample DNA Profiling for Databases Using Next Generation Sequencing Technologies

2012-DN-BX-K033

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2012

$747,797

NYC Law Enforcement Collaboration for Solving Cold Cases with DNA

2012-DN-BX-K032

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2012

$500,000

LBPD Solving Cold Cases with DNA 12

2012-DN-BX-K003

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2012

$157,922

Filling a Critical Need by Establishing a Fully Functioning, CODIS Dedicated Laboratory

Date Published

June 2012

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

President's DNA Initiative

On this page find:

• DNA Initiative Goals
• DNA Initiative Milestones
• DNA Initiative Partners
• DNA Initiative Legislation

Initiative Goals

DNA technology is increasingly vital to ensuring accuracy and fairness in the criminal justice system. DNA can be used to identify criminals with incredible accuracy when biological evidence exists, and...

NIJ FY 12 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing

Closing Date

May 29, 2012

NIJ seeks proposals for funding to: (1) assist eligible entities in performing DNA analysis on unidentified human remains and/or reference samples to support the efforts of States and units of local government to identify missing persons, (2) enter the resulting DNA profiles into the FBI's National DNA Index System using the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) version 7.0, and (3) enter any relevant case information...

Collecting DNA from Juveniles

Date Published

April 2011

Publication Type

Legislation/Policy Description, Legislation/Policy Analysis

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Decrease the Number of Contract Laboratory Cases Awaiting Data Review While Improving DNA Analysis Efficiency

Date Published

November 2011

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Role and Impact of Forensic Evidence in the Criminal Justice System, Executive Summary

Date Published

December 2010

Publication Type

Report (Summary), Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

CODIS STR Template Enrichment by Affinity Bead Capture and Its Application in Forensic DNA Analysis

Date Published

November 2011

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

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

NIJ FY2011 Solving Cold Cases with DNA

2011-DN-BX-K526

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2011

$452,293

New York City Solving Cold Cases with DNA

2011-DN-BX-K527

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2011

$796,829