How and When to Deal with the Media: Do's and Don’ts
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Online
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Webinar
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Coroners
GIS Application for Building a Nationally Representative Forensic Taphonomy Database
Date Published
2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
A DNA Barcoding Strategy for Blow and Flesh Flies Encountered during Medicolegal Casework
Date Published
July 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Improving and Evaluating Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Investigation of Fatalities Involving Suspected Head Trauma
Date Published
2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Solving Cases of Sudden Unexpected Natural Death in the Young through Comprehensive Postmortem Genetic Testing
Date Published
2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Postmortem CT Scans Supplement and Replace Full Autopsies
Date Published
November 12, 2024
As medical examiner and coroner offices nationwide face a severe shortage of forensic pathologists, New Mexico has pioneered the use of CT scans to reduce autopsy numbers and reduce costs.
Postmortem CT Scans Supplement and Replace Full Autopsies
Date Published
2024
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
MDI Myth: Nobody Cares About or Uses MDI Data
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Eastern
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Online
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Webinar
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Not Required
Stage Transitions in Lucilia sericata and Phormia regina (Diptera: Calliphoridae) and Implications for Forensic Science
Journal
Insects
Date Published
2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Advancing Justice for the Missing and Unidentified Through Research - 2024 NIJ Research Conference
September 2024
Forensic science research is developing essential knowledge to fill in the holes in death investigations, creating new ways to identify challenging skeletal remains. These methods inform cause of death, time of death, and familial relationships to guide investigations, identify suspects, support prosecutions, and bring justice to families.
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Cardiac Genetic Test Yields and Genotype-phenotype Correlations from Large Cohort Investigated by Medical Examiner's Office
Journal
Cardiovascular Pathology
Date Published
September 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
The Impact of Processing and Sampling Procedures on the Integrity of Forensically Relevant Biomolecules in Bones
15PNIJ-24-GG-03841-SLFO
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$823,669
Technology Use Among the Nation’s Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices: Data from the 2018 Census of Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices
Journal
Forensic Science International: Synergy
Date Published
2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
The Impacts of Governing Agency: A Comparison of Resources in the Patchwork of Medicolegal Death Investigation Systems
Journal
Forensic Science International: Synergy
Date Published
April 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Medetomidine Rapidly Proliferating Across USA — Implicated In Recreational Opioid Drug Supply & Causing Overdose Outbreaks
Date Published
2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Navigating Medical Examiner And Coroner Office Accreditation Challenges: A Practical Guide
Date Published
December 2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
The Daunting Task of Strengthening Medical Examiner and Coroner Investigations Across Hundreds of Jurisdictions
Date Published
April 2024
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
The Daunting Task of Strengthening Medical Examiner and Coroner Investigations Across Hundreds of Jurisdictions
Date Published
April 24, 2024
After a five-year fact-finding mission, a multi-agency working group has identified a host of problems in the U.S. medical examiner/coroner system, but solutions remain elusive.
Mass Fatality And Disaster Response Preparedness Across Medical Examiner And Coroner Offices In The United States
Journal
Forensic Science International: Synergy
Date Published
2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
What Medical Examiner’s And Coroner’s Offices Should Know About Molecular Autopsy
Date Published
December 2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Interactive Map: Medicolegal Death Investigation Data Flow
Date Published
December 2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Coroner Liaison
Event Dates
Location
Online
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Webinar
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Not Required
Police Crime Lab Accreditation Initiative
Date Published
January 31, 2024
A Landscape Study of Computed Tomography Scanners for Postmortem Applications
Date Published
December 2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored