Supporting States to Test Sexual Assault Evidence
Date Published
April 2018
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DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)
Strengthening Our Nation's Crime Laboratories
Date Published
April 2018
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Using Isotopes in Human Hair to Reveal Personal Characteristics for Forensic Investigations
Date Published
April 22, 2018
Researchers investigate the potential of using isotopes in specific amino acids in human hair as a forensic tool to provide information about an individual's age, sex, race, body mass, genetic disorders, health, and region of origin.
NIJ FY18 Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence
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Rapid DNA Forum Showcases the Technology
Date Published
January 2018
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NIJ FY18 Tribal-Researcher Capacity Building Grants
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Uncertainty Ahead: A Shift in How Federal Scientific Experts Can Testify
Date Published
January 17, 2018
Forensic Discrimination of Vaginal Epithelia by DNA Methylation Analysis Through Pyrosequencing
Date Published
June 2016
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Developmental Validation of the ParaDNA Screening System - A Presumptive Test for the Detection of DNA on Forensic Evidence Items
Date Published
January 2016
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Using Mobile Sequencers in an Academic Classroom
Date Published
April 2016
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Developmental Validation Studies of Epigenetic DNA Methylation Markers for the Detection of Blood, Semen, and Saliva Samples
Date Published
July 2016
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Evaluation of Forensic DNA Mixture Evidence: Protocol for Evaluation, Interpretation, and Statistical Calculations Using the Combined Probability of Inclusion
Date Published
August 2016
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Sensitive Site Exploitation Through Trace Chemical Analysis of Latent Fingerprints (SETCAF)
Date Published
November 2017
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Just Science Podcast: Episode 27: Special Release Season: Just Strategic Leadership
Date Published
December 2017
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The Next Generation of Crime Tools and Challenges: 3D Printing
Date Published
December 3, 2017
3D printing technology both supports and challenges criminal investigation.
Estimating the Prevalence of Wrongful Convictions
Date Published
May 2017
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Principles of Forensic DNA for Officers of the Court
Date Published
February 2006
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The Analysis of Trace Forensic Evidence Using Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry: Differentiating Fibers
Date Published
October 2017
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Sexual Assault Cases: Exploring the Importance of Non-DNA Forensic Evidence
Date Published
November 9, 2017
Investigating and prosecuting sexual assault crimes is much more complicated than simply performing DNA testing.
What You Can't See Might Solve the Case
Date Published
November 9, 2017
Sidebar to the article Sexual Assault Cases: Exploring the Importance of Non-DNA Forensic Evidence