National Institute of Justice 2018 Annual Report
Date Published
February 2021
Agencies
NIJ
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)
Investigative Outcomes of CODIS Matches in Previously Untested Sexual Assault Kits
Date Published
2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Ultrahigh Speed Direct PCR, A Method for Obtaining STR Genotypes in 6 Minutes
Date Published
February 2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Typing Highly Degraded DNA Using Circularized Molecules and Target Enrichment
Date Published
June 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Simplification of Complex DNA Profiles Using Front End Cell Separation and Probabilistic Modeling
Date Published
September 2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Nanoscale Characterization of Forensically Relevant Epithelial Cells and Surface Associated Extracellular DNA
Date Published
August 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Forward-Scatter and Side-Scatter Dataset for Epithelial Cells From Touch Samples Analyzed by Flow Cytometry
Date Published
March 2016
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Replication Studies are Vital to Science We Can Count On
Science is a cornerstone of the justice system, and reliability is a cornerstone of science. Justice tools we take for granted today, such as crime mapping software, DNA identification of suspects, and automated fingerprint systems, are products of well-tested science. Extraordinary tools are now ordinary features of our justice system because the science has persuaded the courts and law enforcement that those tools, in the...
MicroCantilever (MC) based Robust Sensing Approach for Controlled Substances
2008-DN-R-038
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2007
$685,000
National Firearms Examiner Academy Forensic Science Training
2008-DNR-122
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2008
$500,000
Enhancing the Capacity, Capabilities, and Validity of U.S. Forensic Laboratories
2013-DNR-5042
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2013
$492,500
Enhancing the Capacity, Capabilities, and Validity of U.S. Forensic Laboratories
2013-DNR-5042
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2013
$344,000
Enhancing the Capacity, Capabilities, and Validity of U.S. Forensic Laboratories
2013-DNR-5042
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2013
$625,000
NIJ and FBI Laboratory Partnership to Address Untested Sexual Assault Kits
2013-MUR-6019
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2013
$1,000,000
NIJ and FBI Laboratory Partnership to Address Untested Sexual Assault Kits
2013-MUR-6019
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2013
$4,874,000
Reference Ballistic Toolmark Database for Research and Development of Identification Systems and Confidence Limits
2013-R2R-4843
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2013
$256,079
Development of NGS (next generation sequencing) nomenclature framework
2016-DNR-6150
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$748,000
Firearm Toolmark Population Statistics for Objective Identification and Error Rate Estimation
2016-DNR-6257-1
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$367,863
Establishing a National Firearms and Toolmark Statistical Background Population for Calculation of Error Rates
2016-DNR-6257-3
Open
Funding First Awarded
2018
$550,615
Improving Evidence Management: Best Practices for Handling, Preservation, Retention, and Tracking
DJO-NIJ-17-RO-0175-1
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$207,700
Human Factors in Forensic Sciences Expert Working Group Series
DJO-NIJ-17-RO-0175-2
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$292,300
Human Factors in Forensic Sciences Expert Working Group Series
DJO-NIJ-17-RO-0175-2
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$392,300
Development of a Forensic Quality Mitogenome Haplotype Database from 5000 High Quality Samples Using Next-Generation Sequencing Methods
DJO-NIJ-17-RO-0219
Open
Funding First Awarded
2017
$469,083