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Study of Familial DNA Searching Policies and Practices: Cost Simulation Tool User Guide

Date Published

June 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Legislation/Policy Analysis, Issue Overview, Instructional Material (Programmed), Technical Assistance, Research (Applied/Empirical)

Study of Familial DNA Searching Policies and Practices: National Survey of CODIS Laboratories Brief

Date Published

June 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Survey, Legislation/Policy Description, Technical Assistance, Research (Applied/Empirical)

Understanding Familial DNA Searching: Coming to a Consensus on Terminology

Date Published

June 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Instructional Material, Issue Overview

Developing forensic epigenomic age-estimation tools for diverse populations

2016-DN-BX-0011

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$49,788

Identification and Analysis of Body Fluid Traces Using ATR FT-IR Spectroscopy

2017-R2-CX-0006

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$49,993

Typing Highly Degraded DNA Using Circularized Molecules and Target Enrichment

2017-IJ-CX-0010

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$46,155

Electrochemical and Colorimetric Aptamer-Based Sensors for Rapid On-site Screening of Synthetic Cannabinoids in Seized Substances and Biological Samples

2015-R2-CX-0034

Open

Funding First Awarded

2017

$49,996

Improved sample collection and preservation of DNA from decomposing human remains; A direct PCR approach for faster disaster victim identification (DVI)

2015-R2-CX-0029

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$48,907

Development and evaluation of miRNA panels for body fluid identification using capillary electrophoresis and massively parallel sequencing methods

2016-DN-BX-0001

Open

Funding First Awarded

2017

$49,987

Development of a comprehensive genetic tool for identification of Cannabis sativa samples for forensic and intelligence purposes

2015-R2-CX-0030

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$48,907

An Investigation into the genetic basis of human facial morphology and its prediction from DNA.

2015-R2-CX-0023

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$39,569

Characterization of personal and condom lubricants using DART-TOFMS and comprehensive-GC-MS

2016-DN-BX-0004

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$50,000

Development of White-tailed Deer Genetic Database for the Forensic Identification of Poached Samples

2015-R2-CX-0010

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$50,000

Characterization and Quantification of Microbial Degradation of Sexual Lubricants

2016-DN-BX-0005

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$50,000

Identification and Detection of Cosmetics Transferred during Close Personal Attacks

2017-R2-CX-0005

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$50,000

Solving Crimes With Soil Bacteria

Improving Seminal Fluid Detection Sensitivity in Extended Post-Coital Intervals by QQQ Mass Spectrometry

2015-R2-CX-0024

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$43,719

Wrongful Convictions and DNA Exonerations: Understanding the Role of Forensic Science

NIJ Listening Sessions With Victims and Exonerees of Wrongful Conviction

Engineering a high-fidelity, damage-tolerant polymerase for forensic analysis of damaged DNA samples

2015-R2-CX-0011

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$48,648

A Confirmatory Test for Sperm in Sexual Assault Samples using a Microfluidic-Integrated Cell Phone Imaging System

2017-NE-BX-0004

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$369,224

Capillary Zone Electrophoresis Automated Fraction Collection for the Forensic Analysis of Sexual Assault Evidence

2017-IJ-CX-0003

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$40,780

Injury Evidence, Biological Evidence, and Prosecution of Sexual Assault

Date Published

September 2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Description

The Interaction and Impacts of State DNA Database Laws, Final Summary Overview

Date Published

February 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Legislation/Policy Analysis

National Best Practices for Sexual Assault Kits: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Date Published

August 2017

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Technical Assistance, Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review