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Strengthening Our Nation's Crime Laboratories

Date Published

April 2018

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Issue Overview, Instructional Material (Programmed), Grants and Funding

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NIJ-Sponsored

Just Science Podcast: Episode 36: 2018 IPTES: Just Footwear Size Does Matter

Date Published

March 2018

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Interview, Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Just Science Podcast: Episode 31: 2018 IPTES: Just Nature's Patterns

Date Published

February 2018

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Interview, Instructional Material (Programmed), Case Study

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Rapid DNA Forum Showcases the Technology

Date Published

January 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

New Software Improves Rigor of Latent Fingerprint Examination

Date Published

January 2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Factsheet

Agencies

NIJ

Just Science Podcast: Episode 28: Special Release Season: Just Motivational Leadership

Date Published

December 2017

Publication Type

Technical Assistance, Report (Grant Sponsored), Interview, Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Just Science Podcast: Episode 26: Special Release Season: Just Servant Leadership

Date Published

December 2017

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Issue Overview, Interview, Instructional Material

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Why Is There an Evidence Backlog?

December 2017

An influx of funding and improvements in efficiency can help reduce backlogs for forensic evidence, but if the capacity of labs does not continue to increase to keep up with demand, evidence will continue to pile up.

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Establishing Scientific Criteria for 3-D Analysis of Cartridges

Date Published

November 2017

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ

Establishing Scientific Criteria for 3-D Analysis of Cartridges

Date Published

November 19, 2017

Researchers who developed a 3-D imaging system for analyzing cartridge casings say their latest work is “a critical next step” that gives cartridge analysis more credibility by including datasets, best practices, and performance checks.

Body Fluid Identification

Sexual Assault Cases: Exploring the Importance of Non-DNA Forensic Evidence

Impact of Research and Development on Lab Efficiency and Operations

Date Published

November 2017

Publication Type

Technical Assistance, Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

NIJ

Why Is There an Evidence Backlog?

Date Published

November 2017

Publication Type

Training (Aid/Material), Technical Assistance, Issue Overview, Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

NIJ

Just Science Podcast: Just Case Studies: Derrick Todd Lee - Baton Rouge Serial Killer

Date Published

October 2017

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material (Programmed), Case Study

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Just Science Podcast: Just Case Studies: A Gruesome Murder in Mesa

Date Published

October 2017

Publication Type

Instructional Material (Programmed), Case Study

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Determination of Key Factors in Particle Combination Analysis to Enable Systematic Improvement, Optimization and Transition to Practice

2017-IJ-CX-0030

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$951,264

A highly sensitive magnetic nanoparticle based method for reliable and efficient screening of forensic evidence samples

2017-NE-BX-0007

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$350,656

Tracking Sexual Assault Kits in Iowa

2017-MU-BX-0133

Open

Funding First Awarded

2017

$796,985

Combined Extraction Method for Mitochondrial DNA and Proteins from Hair for Human Identification

2017-DN-BX-0159

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$398,546

Developing SPLiT-Seq: A Massively Parallel Sequencing Method to Remove PCR Artifacts for Forensic STR Genotyping

2017-DN-BX-0160

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$509,728

Chemometric Processing of DART-HRMS-derived Dark Matter for the Identification of New Psychoactive Substances

2017-R2-CX-0020

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$558,282

Development of next-generation fingermark lifters and on-the-spot visualization devices

2017-DN-BX-0167

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$628,327

Coupling Gas Chromatography (GC) and Vacuum Ultraviolet (VUV) Spectroscopy for Forensic Applications

2017-R2-CX-0018

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$370,180

Prevalence of Novel Psychoactive Substances in Oral Fluid

2017-R2-CX-0019

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$311,221