DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)
Social Science Research on Forensic Science: The Story Behind One of NIJ's Newest Research Portfolios
Journal
NIJ Journal
Date Published
July 2015
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Program/Project Description,
Grants and Funding
FY 2015 DNA Backlog Reduction Program - San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department
2015-DN-BX-0020
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2015
$478,327
FY 2015 DNA Backlog Reduction Grant - San Francisco
2015-DN-BX-0002
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2015
$419,630
Minnesota Forensic Science Service 2015 DNA Capcity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction
2015-DN-BX-0054
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2015
$560,613
FY2015 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
2015-CD-BX-0003
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2015
$114,110
Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program Roundtable Summary
Date Published
June 2011
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Social Science Research on Forensic Science Topical Working Group Meeting, January 2013
Date Published
January 2013
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examination Research Forum: Summary of Research Questions Identified
Date Published
March 2012
Agencies
OVC,
NIJ
Publication Type
Program/Project Description,
Legislation/Policy Description,
Issue Overview
Social Science Research on Forensic Science: The Story Behind One of NIJ's Newest Research Portfolios
Date Published
July 1, 2015
In 2005, NIJ began funding social science research on issues relating to forensic science, initiating an entirely new line of research.
Success Story: Introducing New Methods for DNA Analysis: Ability to Determine if DNA ID for Victims at the Scene Could Reduce Sample Volume
Date Published
2015
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Success Story: Advancing Rapid DNA Analysis: Bringing Automated Short Tandem Repeat Analysis to Forensics
Date Published
2015
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Success Story: Understanding the Ecology of Human Decomposition Methods for Estimating Postmortem Interval
Date Published
2015
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
NIJ and Texas State University-Improving Identification of Mexican Hispanic Remains: New Information Helps Forensic Anthropologists Assess Mexican Hispanic Ancestry and Sex
Date Published
2015
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Evaluation of the Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement Program
Date Published
May 2012
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
2009 Evaluation of Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement (EIP) Program
Date Published
February 2012
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Program/Project Evaluation
TECHBeat, May/June 2015
Journal
Techbeat
Date Published
June 2015
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Five Things About Sexual Assault Kits
Date Published
April 2015
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Issue Overview
FY13 DNA Backlog Reduction Program
2013-DN-BX-4109
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2015
$304,412
FY 2014 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program
2014-DN-BX-4052
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2015
$292,368
Detroit Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Action Research Project (ARP), Executive Summary
Date Published
February 2015
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Description,
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Detroit Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Action Research Project (ARP), Final Report
Date Published
February 2015
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Program/Project Description
Post-Coital DNA Recovery Study
Date Published
August 2014
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Quantifying the Effects of Database Size and Sample Quality on Measures of Individualization Validity and Accuracy in Forensics
Date Published
March 2014
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Program/Project Description