Automated Processing of FTA Samples
Date Published
February 2013
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)
Improved Detection of Male DNA in Post-Coital Samples
Date Published
June 2012
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
NIJ FY 13 Social Science Research on Forensic Science
Closing Date
NIJ seeks proposals for social science research on forensic science. Some of the forensic disciplines, particularly in the area of DNA, have experienced numerous advances over the last decade. NIJ is interested in stimulating research to examine the impact of these forensic advances on the criminal justice system and changes in policies to adapt to the greater use of forensic evidence. NIJ has identified several...
Goodness-Of-Fit Tests and Function Estimators for Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) Curves: Inference From Perpendicular Distances
Date Published
2012
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Developing a High Throughput Protocol for Using Soil Molecular Biology as Trace Evidence
Date Published
November 2012
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Analytical Thresholds and Sensitivity: Establishing RFU Thresholds for Forensic DNA Analysis
Date Published
January 2013
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Denver DNA Efficiency Improvement Project, Final Technical Report
Date Published
November 2012
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
DNA Sample Collection from Arrestees
Date Published
December 6, 2012
Maximizing Allele Detection: Effects of Analytical Threshold and DNA Levels on Rates of Allele and Locus Drop-Out
Date Published
December 2012
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Improving Evidence Screening Efficiency Using a Biological Processing Laboratory
Date Published
November 2012
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
NIJ-Hosted Online Training Courses
NIJ offers free, self-paced online courses.
Course Catalog
Forensic Analysts
- Laboratory Orientation and Testing of Body Fluids and Tissues
- Laboratory Safety Programs
- DNA Extraction and Quantitation
- Crime Scene and DNA Basics for Forensic Analysts
- STR Data Analysis and Interpretation
- Population Genetics and Statistics
- Communication Skills, Report Writing, and Courtroom Testimony
- Non-STR DNA Markers: SNPs, Y-STRs, LCN...
Development of an Expert System for Automated Forensic Mitochondrial DNA Data Analysis
Date Published
September 2012
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Types of Forensics Investigations
Date Published
October 1, 2012
NIJ FY12 Office of Research and Evaluation ORE Continuations
2011-DN-BX-0002
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2012
$515,000
Detroit SAK Action Research Project
2011-DN-BX-0001
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2012
$515,000
Survey of Law Enforcement Forensic Evidence Processing 2007
Date Published
October 2009
Publication Type
Survey
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Development of an Automated Holographic Optical Trapping Method for Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Analysis
Date Published
December 2011
Publication Type
Policy/Procedure Handbook/Manual
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
High Throughput Mass Spectrometry to Exploit Genetic Differences in Same-Length STR Alleles
Date Published
2011
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
NIJ FY 12 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
2012-DN-BX-K057
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2012
$1,925,000
SADO''s Postconviction DNA Testing Project
2012-MU-BX-K012
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2012
$429,087
Using DNA Technology to Identify theMissing
2012-DN-BX-K056
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2012
$804,172
Physical and Biochemical Factors Affecting the Recovery and Analysis of DNA from Human Skeletal Remains
2012-IJ-CX-0017
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2012
$25,000