DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)

Use Search Filters

National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence

NIJ FY 13 DNA Backlog Reduction Program

Closing Date

May 13, 2013

NIJ Proposal to Enhance Methods for Studying Degraded DNA, Final Technical Report

NCJ Number

241348

Date Published

January 2012

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Technical)

Publication Link

Full Report (PDF) | Appendix A (PDF) | Appendix B (PDF) | Appendix C (PDF) | Appendix D (PDF) | Appendix E (PDF) | Appendix F (PDF) | Appendix G (PDF) | Appendix H (PDF)

DNA Evidence Backlogs: Convicted Offender and Arrestee Samples

Date Published

March 26, 2013

NIJ FY 13 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing

Closing Date

May 6, 2013

Five Things Law Enforcement Executives Can Do to Make a Difference

The Partners in the Sexual Assault Kit Project

NIJ's Innovative Research Spans Variety of Forensic Fields

Forensic Science Research and Development — More Than DNA

New Orleans Sexual Assault Evidence Project: Results and Recommendations

The Grant Progress Assessment Program: Looking Back on Success and Moving Forward

DNA Profiling of the Semen Donor in Extended Interval Post-Coital Samples

NCJ Number

241299

Date Published

June 2012

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Publication Link

PDF

Improved Detection of Male DNA in Post-Coital Samples

NCJ Number

241298

Date Published

June 2012

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Publication Link

PDF

Automated Processing of Sexual Assault Cases Using Selective Degradation

NCJ Number

241332

Date Published

April 2012

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Publication Link

PDF

Automated Processing of FTA Samples

NCJ Number

241347

Date Published

February 2013

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Publication Link

PDF

NIJ FY 13 Social Science Research on Forensic Science

Closing Date

May 15, 2013

Goodness-Of-Fit Tests and Function Estimators for Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) Curves: Inference From Perpendicular Distances

NCJ Number

240957

Date Published

2012

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Publication Link

PDF

Developing a High Throughput Protocol for Using Soil Molecular Biology as Trace Evidence

NCJ Number

240691

Date Published

November 2012

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

Publication Link

PDF

Analytical Thresholds and Sensitivity: Establishing RFU Thresholds for Forensic DNA Analysis

NCJ Number

243738

Date Published

January 2013

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Link

PDF

Denver DNA Efficiency Improvement Project, Final Technical Report

NCJ Number

240638

Date Published

November 2012

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

Publication Link

PDF

DNA Sample Collection from Arrestees

Maximizing Allele Detection: Effects of Analytical Threshold and DNA Levels on Rates of Allele and Locus Drop-Out

NCJ Number

240792

Date Published

December 2012

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Link

Payment required for full text (HTML)

Improving Evidence Screening Efficiency Using a Biological Processing Laboratory

NCJ Number

240203

Date Published

November 2012

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

Publication Link

PDF

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

NCJ Number

239675

Date Published

September 2012

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Publication Link

PDF