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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.

What Is STR Analysis?

Date Published

March 2, 2011

New Technologies Promise Better Future Results

Date Published

March 2, 2011

Sidebar to the article Extending the Time to Collect DNA in Sexual Assault Cases by Terry Taylor.

DNA Evidence Backlogs: Forensic Casework

Building Knowledge About Crime and Justice: The 2000 Research Prospectus of the National Institute of Justice

Date Published

November 1999

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Legislation/Policy Description

Visiting Fellows Program

The Visiting Fellows Program offers criminal justice policymakers, practitioners, and researchers a unique opportunity to participate in research addressing criminal justice issues relevant to the work of NIJ and public policy.

Objective of the Visiting Fellows Program

NIJ's Visiting Fellows Program brings experienced practitioners, policymakers, and — in exceptional circumstances — researchers into residency at NIJ to make important policy and scholarly contributions with practical application to...

NIJ FY 11 Solving Cold Cases with DNA

Closing Date

March 8, 2011

National Institute of Justice Annual Report 2009

Date Published

November 2010

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Report (Annual/Periodic)

Changing Environment for Policing, 1985-2008

Date Published

September 2010

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Issue Overview

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

Online DNA Training Targets Lawyers, Judges

Journal

NIJ Journal

Date Published

January 2007

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

Identifying Remains: Lessons Learned from 9/11

Journal

NIJ Journal

Date Published

January 2007

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review

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)

Can Jury Trial Innovations Improve Juror Understanding of DNA Evidence?

Journal

NIJ Journal

Date Published

November 2006

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

DNA Evidence: What Law Enforcement Officers Should Know

Journal

NIJ Journal

Date Published

July 2003

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Role and Impact of Forensic Evidence in the Criminal Justice Process

Date Published

October 2010

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Development and Implementation of Forensic Science Research and Training Programs at the University at Albany's Northeast Regional Forensic Institute (NERFI)

Date Published

October 2010

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Using DNA to Solve Cold Cases: Special Report

Date Published

July 2002

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Trace DNA from Fingernails: Increasing the SuccessRate of Widely Collected Forensic Evidence

2010-DN-BX-K224

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2010

$132,046

Outcomes of DNA "Cold Hits": Social Science Research in Forensic Science

2010-DN-BX-0002

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2010

$351,054

MPD Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Crime Lab

2010-DN-BX-K108

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2010

$393,960

Delivery and Evaluation of Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner (SAFE) Training Programs

2010-NE-BX-K260

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2010

$1,424,212

Effective Long-Term Preservation of Biological Evidence

2010-DN-BX-K193

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2010

$353,186

2010 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Baltimore Police Department

2010-DN-BX-K105

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2010

$469,149