DNA testing
Forensic DNA Interpretation and Human Factors: Improving Practice Through a Systems Approach
Embodying Evidence to Action: Tracking the Impact of Three Key NIJ Research Investments; Opening Plenary of the 2023 NIJ Research Conference
This plenary featured three significant areas of NIJ research investment that have had a tremendous impact on both the research community and the field of practice: advances in forensic DNA, police body armor standards, and place-based analyses of public safety. Each topic was explored by a collection of people representing the researcher, practitioner, policymaker, and advocacy perspectives, exploring how evidence generation resulted in changes that improved public safety and yielded more equitable criminal justice outcomes.
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Evaluation and Implementation of High Throughput Second Generation Sequencing for Mitochondrial DNA Testing in Missing Persons and Forensic Casework at the UNT Center for Human Identification
Cost-Benefit Analysis Tool for Labor Expenditure Associated With Sexual Assault Kit Processing Workflows
Just Science Podcast: Just Identifying Individuals with Forensic Genetic Genealogy
What’s Possible with Rapid DNA Technology?
NIJ scientist Tracey Johnson joins science writer Sarah Michaud in this episode. They discuss Rapid DNA technology, and Tracey explains the complexities of this technology – its pitfalls and its possibilities.
Reading and Resources from NIJ:
Hair Root Staining – What Can Hematoxylin Do for Your Laboratory?
Global mtDNA Databasing Project
Global mtDNA Databasing Project
Global mtDNA Databasing Project
Global mtDNA Databasing Project
Accurate profiling of forensic autosomal STRs using the Oxford Nanopore Technologies MinION device
Strangulation in Sexual Assault Cases: Considerations for Evidence Collection and Supporting Healing
Testing Sexual Assault Kits Saves Money and Prevents Future Sexual Assaults
Changing the Criminal Justice System Response to Sexual Assault: An Empirical Study of a Participatory Action Research Project
The Best Way Out is Always Through: Addressing the Problem of Untested Sexual Assault Kits (SAKs) through Multidisciplinary Collaboration
Connecting the Dots: Identifying Suspected Serial Sexual Offenders Through Forensic DNA Evidence.
Perspectives on Addressing the Collection, Tracking, and Processing of Lawfully Owed DNA Samples
National Institute of Justice 2018 Annual Report
NIJ and FBI Laboratory Partnership to Address Untested Sexual Assault Kits
NIJ and FBI Laboratory Partnership to Address Untested Sexual Assault Kits
Expanding Research to Examine the Impacts of Forensic Science on the Criminal Justice System
In 2004, the National Institute of Justice created the social science research on forensic sciences (SSRFS) research program to explore the impact of forensic sciences on the criminal justice system and the administration of justice. Much of the early research from the SSRFS program focused on DNA processing and the use of DNA in investigations and prosecutions.
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