DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)

What Is a Sexual Assault Kit?

January 2016

NIJ Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Director Gerald LaPorte and Deputy Director Heather Waltke, along with Heather LaSalle, Forensic Examiner, DNA Casework Unit, from the FBI Laboratory explain what a sexual assault kit is and how it is used as part of a sexual assault investigation.

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Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence to Exonerate the Innocent

Closing Date

April 7, 2016

NIJ Funding: Supporting Emerging Scientists, Building Our Future

NCJ Number

249224

Date Published

January 2016

Agencies

NIJ

Series

NIJ Journal

Publication Type

Issue Overview, Historical Overview

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NIJ Funding: Supporting Emerging Scientists, Building Our Future

Date Published

January 3, 2016

One influential scientist reflects on the pivotal role that NIJ funding has played during his prolific career in forensic science.

Trace DNA From Fingernails: Increasing the Success Rate of Widely Collected Forensic Evidence

NCJ Number

249534

Date Published

December 2015

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

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

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Addressing Quality and Quantity: The Role of DNA Repair and Whole Genome Amplification in Forensically Relevant Samples

NCJ Number

249511

Date Published

May 2013

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored)

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Fiscal Year 2012 Funding for DNA Analysis, Crime Laboratory Capacity Enhancement and Other Forensic Activities

NCJ Number

244196

Date Published

April 2014

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

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

PDF

Automating the Differential Digestion Method in the Analysis of Sexual Assault Cases Using Selective Degradation

NCJ Number

242773

Date Published

April 2013

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored)

PDF

DNA Assay Development and Validation for Pigment-Related Features to Assist in the Identification of Missing Persons and Human Remains

NCJ Number

242774

Date Published

June 2013

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored)

PDF

National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence Proceedings Meeting 6: Ritz Carlton Hotel Boston, Massachusetts July 25 & 26, 1999

NCJ Number

241601

Date Published

July 1999

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Conference Material

PDF

National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence Proceedings Meeting 4: Hotel Adolphus Dallas, Texas February 28 - March 1, 1999

NCJ Number

241599

Date Published

March 1999

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Conference Material

PDF

National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence Proceedings Meeting 5: Hilton Hotel Santa Fe, New Mexico May 7 & 8, 1999

NCJ Number

241600

Date Published

May 1999

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Conference Material

PDF

National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence Proceedings Inaugural Meeting: March 18, 1998 Great Hall U.S. Department of Justice Washington, DC

NCJ Number

241596

Date Published

March 1998

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Conference Material

PDF

National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence Proceedings Meeting 2: June 8, 1998 Renaissance Oak Brook Hotel Oak Brook, Illinois

NCJ Number

241597

Date Published

June 1998

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Conference Material

PDF

National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence Proceedings Meeting 10: Grand Hyatt Hotel Washington, DC, July 9 - 10, 2000

NCJ Number

241595

Date Published

July 2000

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Conference Material

PDF

National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence Proceedings Meeting 3: November 22-23, 1998, Regal Knickerbocker Hotel Chicago, Illinois

NCJ Number

241598

Date Published

November 1998

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Conference Material

PDF

National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence Proceedings Meeting 7: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center Polaris Conference Room Conference Center, Concourse Level Washington, DC September 26 & 27, 1999

NCJ Number

241642

Date Published

September 1999

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Conference Material

PDF

New Orleans Sexual Assault Evidence Project: Results and Recommendations

NCJ Number

241926

Journal

National Institute of Justice Journal

Date Published

June 2013

Agencies

NIJ

Series

NIJ Journal

Publication Type

Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation

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National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence Proceedings Meeting 9: Regal Knickerbocker Hotel Chicago, Illinois, April 9 - 10, 2000

NCJ Number

241602

Date Published

April 2000

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Conference Material

PDF

Five Things Law Enforcement Executives Can Do To Make a Difference

NCJ Number

241604

Date Published

March 2013

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Instructional Material

PDF

National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence Proceedings Meeting 8, Hotel Madison, Mount Vernon A + B Washington, DC January 16 - 17, 2000

NCJ Number

241603

Date Published

January 2000

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Conference Material

PDF

National Law Enforcement Summit on DNA Technology Proceedings: July 27 - 28, 2000

NCJ Number

241655

Date Published

July 2000

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Issue Overview

PDF

Wrongful Convictions: Causes, Prevention, Impact and Outlook for Corrections

NCJ Number

244915

Date Published

December 2013

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Legislation/Policy Analysis

PDF

National Institute of Justice Annual Report 2010

NCJ Number

237635

Date Published

2010

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Report (Annual/Periodic)

PDF

Tracking Movements With Isotopes

Date Published

December 13, 2015

NIJ-supported researchers are using oxygen and strontium isotopes to help law enforcement identify victims.

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