DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)

Establishing Exclusion Criteria and the Significance of Inclusion for Complex Low-Template DNA Mixtures

NCJ Number

252060

Date Published

October 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

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

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Forensic Science Research and Development Technology Working Group: Operational Requirements

Date Published

April 4, 2024

What Works in Reentry

December 2018

Series

Research for the Real World

This Research for the Real World seminar, held October 29, 2018 focuses on the role and importance of institutional and community corrections, and rehabilitative and reentry services in crime prevention and public safety efforts. The seminar supports NIJ and the field in furthering the corrections and reentry research agenda, and advancing the knowledge of the Federal Interagency Council on Crime Prevention and Improving Reentry.

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Just Science: Forensic Advancement: Just ASCLD Rapid DNA Committee

NCJ Number

252492

Date Published

December 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

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

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Four Model Variants Within a Continuous Forensic DNA Mixture Interpretation Framework: Effects on Evidential Inference and Reporting

NCJ Number

252470

Date Published

November 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

PDF | HTML

Just Science: Just FORESIGHT on Sexual Assault Kits

NCJ Number

252442

Date Published

November 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

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

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The Value of Nonhuman Animal Models in Forensic Decomposition Research

Date Published

November 12, 2018

Scientific inquiry into the process of decomposition has studied a wide range of mammals and developed a fundamental understanding of the stages of decomposition, but forensic scientists should use caution in applying nonhuman data to human bodies.

Comparing Standard and Selective Degradation DNA Extraction Methods: Results From a Field Experiment With Sexual Assault Kits

NCJ Number

251983

Date Published

January 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

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Integrating the Microbiome as a Resource in the Forensics Toolkit

NCJ Number

252050

Date Published

September 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

HTML

Just Science Podcast: Just So You Know: Rapid DNA Technology

NCJ Number

252278

Date Published

December 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

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

HTML | iTunes (Audio) | Google Play Music (Audio)

Systematic Assessment of the Performance of Illumina's MiSeq FGx((TM)) Forensic Genomics System

NCJ Number

251946

Date Published

January 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

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Fiscal Year 2003 Report on the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grants Program

NCJ Number

233973

Date Published

August 2004

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Report (Annual/Periodic), Grants and Funding, Program/Project Description

PDF

Fiscal Year 2002 Report on the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grants Program

NCJ Number

233972

Date Published

August 2003

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Report (Annual/Periodic), Grants and Funding, Program/Project Description

PDF

Statistical Detection of Relatives Typed With Disjoint Forensic and Biomedical Loci

NCJ Number

252213

Date Published

October 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

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New SWGDAM Recommendations on Communicating Likelihood Ratios

Event Dates

October 18, 2018, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Open

Inferring the Number of Contributors to Complex DNA Mixtures Using Three Methods: Exploring the Limits of Low-Template DNA Interpretation

NCJ Number

251945

Date Published

January 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

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Using Artificial Intelligence to Address Criminal Justice Needs

Date Published

October 8, 2018

NIJ is committed to realizing the full potential of artificial intelligence to promote public safety and reduce crime.

Persistence of Touch DNA for Forensic Analysis

2018-DU-BX-0192

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$649,938

Population distribution and factors affecting individual DNA shedding propensity

2018-DU-BX-0203

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$332,893

Exploration of RNA degradation in dried body fluid stains as a means of estimating the age of the samples

2018-DU-BX-0206

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2018

$487,647

Decontamination of Crime Scene Equipment: Evaluating Current Methods and Determining Best Practices

2018-DU-BX-0226

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$171,041

Better algorithms and chemistry for mixture interpretation

2018-DU-BX-0177

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$694,525

Development of a Probe Capture Next-Generation Sequencing Assay for Analysis of the Mitochondrial Genome and Nuclear STR and SNP Markers

2018-DU-BX-0183

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2018

$696,362

Resolving the Forensic DNA Mixture Problem through the Development of End-to-End Single-Cell Pipelines

2018-DU-BX-0185

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$546,727

A fully continuous machine learning approach to predict the number of contributors in sequence-based DNA profiles

2018-DU-BX-0202

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$431,917

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