Robust STR Calling From High-Throughput Sequencing Technologies
Date Published
February 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)
Establishing a Rank Order for Skeletal Element Sampling: Examining Differential DNA Yield Rates Among and Between Buried Human Skeletal Elements as Compared to Surface Recovered Skeletal Elements
Date Published
March 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Summary),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Intra-Bone Variation of Recoverable Nuclear and Mitochondrial DNA from Human Skeletal Material
Date Published
August 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Summary),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Evaluation of High Density SNP Microarrays to Obtain Phenotypic and Ancestry Information From Skeletal Remains
Date Published
November 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Summary),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Developing Reliable Methods for Microbial Fingerprinting of Soil Evidence: Collection, Contamination, Storage, and Analysis
Date Published
August 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Summary),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Notes from the Field: A Multijurisdictional Team Moved Cold Cases to the Front Burner
Date Published
December 2019
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Beyond DNA - The Role of Physical Evidence in Sexual Assault Investigations
Date Published
January 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Issue Overview,
Instructional Material
Beyond DNA - The Role of Biological Evidence in Sexual Assault Investigations
Date Published
January 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Issue Overview,
Instructional Material
Beyond DNA - The Impact of Toxicological Evidence in Sexual Assault Investigations
Date Published
January 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Issue Overview,
Instructional Material
Forensic Familial and Moderate Stringency DNA Searches: Policies and Practices in the U.S., England, and Wales
Date Published
May 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Report (Summary),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Post-Coital DNA Recovery in Minority Proxy Couples
Date Published
May 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Summary),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Evaluation and Optimization of DNA Recovery and Amplification From Bullet Cartridge Cases
Date Published
March 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Notes From the Field: Expanding the DNA Database to Solve Cold Cases
Date Published
November 2019
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Embracing Next Generation Methods for Forensic DNA Sequence Analysis
Date Published
November 2019
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Skin Microbe Colonies Used for Human Identification
Date Published
November 2019
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Skin Microbe Colonies Used for Human Identification
Date Published
November 4, 2019
Humans transfer trace signatures of unique colonies of microbes on our skin to objects we touch. The tiny size of that signature make it difficult for investigators to identify an individual. Research now has made that identification more likely.
Advancing the Statistical Interpretation of Forensic DNA Data Samples
Date Published
October 2019
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
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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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...