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Forensic Familial and Moderate Stringency DNA Searches: Policies and Practices in the U.S., England, and Wales

Date Published

May 2019

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

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NIJ-Sponsored

Post-Coital DNA Recovery in Minority Proxy Couples

Date Published

May 2019

Publication Type

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

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NIJ-Sponsored

Does the Use of Probabilistic Genotyping Change the Way We Should View Sub-threshold Data?

Date Published

January 2017

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Importance Sampling Allows H-d True Tests of Highly Discriminating DNA Profiles

Date Published

March 2017

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HIrisPlex-S system for eye, hair, and skin color prediction from DNA: Massively parallel sequencing solutions for two common forensically used platforms

Date Published

November 2019

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Analysis of DNA From Post-blast Pipe Bomb Fragments for Identification and Determination of Ancestry

Date Published

January 2019

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Evaluation and Optimization of DNA Recovery and Amplification From Bullet Cartridge Cases

Date Published

March 2019

Publication Type

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

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NIJ-Sponsored

Preservation and Rapid Purification of DNA From Decomposing Human Tissue Samples

Date Published

November 2016

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Validating Sonication as a DNA Extraction Method for Use With Carrion Flies

Date Published

June 2017

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NIJ-Sponsored

Notes from the Field: Solving Missing Persons Cases in Indian Country

Notes From the Field: Expanding the DNA Database to Solve Cold Cases

Date Published

November 2019

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NIJ

Notes From the Field: Expanding the DNA Database to Solve Cold Cases

Just Science: DNA: Just the Impact of Lawfully-Owed DNA Collection

Date Published

April 2019

Publication Type

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

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NIJ-Sponsored

Just Science: DNA: Just USACIL and Direct-To-DNA

Date Published

November 2019

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Interview, Instructional Material (Programmed)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Embracing Next Generation Methods for Forensic DNA Sequence Analysis

Date Published

November 2019

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NIJ

Skin Microbe Colonies Used for Human Identification

Date Published

November 2019

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NIJ

Embracing Next Generation Methods for Forensic DNA Sequence Analysis

Skin Microbe Colonies Used for Human Identification

Advancing the Statistical Interpretation of Forensic DNA Data Samples

Date Published

October 2019

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NIJ

Advancing the Statistical Interpretation of Forensic DNA Data Samples

National Institute of Justice: Strengthening Science and Advancing Justice

October 2019

This video, produced for IACPTV, describes the mission of NIJ and highlights body armor research, forensic advancements, human trafficking work, and the Policing Strategic Plan. 

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Just Science: DNA: Just Improving Workflow Efficiency

Date Published

October 2019

Publication Type

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

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NIJ-Sponsored

Director's Message - NIJ Journal Issue No. 281

Data from the DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Grant Program

Program Moved

This program was transferred to the Bureau of Justice Assistance. Learn more about the program on BJA.ojp.gov.

The goal of NIJ's DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) program is to assist States and units of local government with existing crime laboratories to increase the capacity of publicly funded forensic DNA and DNA database laboratories to process more DNA samples, thereby helping...

Population Data on the Expanded CODIS Core STR Loci for Eleven Populations of Significance for Forensic DNA Analyses in the United States

Date Published

November 2016

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