FIU - Forensic Technology Center of Excellence
15PNIJ-21-GK-02191-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$300,000
Development
Improving Strategies for Investigating & Prosecuting Hate Crimes: A National Yet Local Approach
15PNIJ-22-GG-01000-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$994,787
Research and Development Using High-level Quantum Chemistry Calculations for the Creation of a Rapid Field Test for the Identification and Differentiation of Hemp and Marijuana
15PNIJ-22-GG-04423-SLFO
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$604,176
How Do “Credible Messenger” Mentors Promote Youth Development? A Retrospective, Longitudinal Study in Atlanta, Birmingham, and Houston
15PNIJ-22-GG-01423-MENT
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$651,522
What's Possible with Rapid DNA Technology
NCJ Number
305111
Date Published
August 2022
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Publication Link
What's Possible with Rapid DNA Technology?
August 2022
Series
NIJ scientist Tracey Johnson joins science writer Sarah Michaud in this episode. They discuss Rapid DNA technology, and Tracey explains the complexities of this technology – its pitfalls and its possibilities.
Reading and Resources from NIJ:
Transcript
Audio file
Funding Support for the Operations of the Committee on Law and Justice of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
15PNIJ-22-GK-00032-NIJB
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2022
$250,000
Tribal Crime, Justice, and Safety, Part 2
July 2022
Series
Stacy Lee Reynolds and Christine (Tina) Crossland continue their discussion of tribal crime, justice, and safety, including how Native American persons experience crime victimization at higher rates than non-Native people and the jurisdictional complexities in responding to tribal crime, justice, and safety. Read the transcript.
Listen to the first half of Stacy and Tina’s discussion.
Reading and Resources from NIJ
Tribal-Researcher Capacity Building Grants
Transcript
Audio file
What Constitutes Success? Evaluating Legal Services for Victims of Crime, A Formative Evaluation, Webinar, 2021
NCJ Number
304986
Date Published
September 2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Publication Link
Technology: Past, Present and Future
NCJ Number
249009
Journal
Date Published
1998
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Issue Overview,
Historical Overview
Publication Link
Compendium of National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Pamphlets
NCJ Number
236789
Date Published
December 1968
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Historical Overview
Publication Link
Research at the College of Police and Security Studies Ljubljana, Slovenia 1996-2001: Book of Research Abstracts
NCJ Number
205823
Date Published
October 2002
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Publication Link
Death Investigation: A Guide for the Scene Investigator
NCJ Number
167568
Date Published
November 1999
Agencies
NIJ
Series
Publication Type
Guideline
Publication Link
The Evidence We Leave Behind
NCJ Number
304859
Date Published
May 2022
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Publication Link
Thermal Runaway Behavior of Nickel-manganese-cobalt 18650 Lithium-ion Cells Induced by Internal and External Heating Failures
NCJ Number
304784
Journal
Date Published
January 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
The Psychometric Properties of the Measure of Adolescent Relationship Harassment and Abuse (MARSHA) With a Nationally Representative Sample of U.S. Youth
NCJ Number
304782
Date Published
May 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Learning from Doing Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Second Chance Act Grant Program
April 2022
Reauthorized in 2018, the Second Chance Act (SCA) aims to reduce recidivism and improve outcomes for people returning from state and federal prisons, local jails, and juvenile facilities through the provision of federal grants. During this panel, National Institute of Justice-funded researchers will detail two ongoing evaluations of the SCA grant program:
- An evaluation of the effectiveness of the SCA grant program per Title V of the First Step Act.
- A longitudinal examination of the long-term impacts of the SCA program.
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The Hidden Costs of Reentry: Understanding the Barriers to Removing a Criminal Record
May 2022
NIJ hosted a webinar to discuss under-researched aspects of reentry: expungement of criminal records and the impact of those records. This webinar includes a presentation of ongoing research projects examining the impact of legal aid for expungement and past research projects studying the accuracy and permanency of criminal records and the prevalence of collateral consequences of conviction. A Q&A session will conclude this webinar.
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From Successful Reentry to Stronger Communities
May 2022
Series
What is reentry? Why is it important? And what research is being done in this field? NIJ Journal Editor Beth Pearsall hosts a conversation on reentry with Senior Science Advisor Angela Moore, Senior Social Science Analyst Marie Garcia, and Social Science Analyst Eric Martin.
The Researcher’s Role in Technology Transition
NCJ Number
304677
Date Published
January 2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Strengthening the Medical Examiner–Coroner System Through NIJ-funded Programs: 2018 Medicolegal Death Investigation Stakeholders’ Meeting
NCJ Number
304669
Date Published
September 2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Conference Proceedings: 2018 Impression Pattern and Trace Evidence Symposium
NCJ Number
304666
Date Published
May 2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link