National Institute of Justice 2018 Annual Report
Date Published
February 2021
Agencies
NIJ
DNA testing
NIJ and FBI Laboratory Partnership to Address Untested Sexual Assault Kits
2013-MUR-6019
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2013
$1,000,000
NIJ and FBI Laboratory Partnership to Address Untested Sexual Assault Kits
2013-MUR-6019
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2013
$4,874,000
Improving Evidence Management: Best Practices for Handling, Preservation, Retention, and Tracking
DJO-NIJ-17-RO-0175-1
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$207,700
Develop non-PCR-based target enrichment reagents and methods for MPS analysis of forensic DNA
2020-R2-CX-0029
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2020
$100,000
Forensic DNA Testing Program in Connecticut
Date Published
1998
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Should Rape Kit Testing Be Prioritized by Victim-Offender Relationship? Empirical Comparison of Forensic Testing Outcomes for Stranger and Non-stranger Sexual Assaults
Date Published
May 2016
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Improvement of DNA Testing Capabilities of the Alaska Crime Laboratory, Final Report
Date Published
1998
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Developing Empirically Informed Policies for Sexual Assault Kit DNA Testing: Is It Too Late to Test Kits Beyond the Statute of Limitations?
Date Published
March 2016
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Statewide DNA Program
Date Published
1999
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
This Isn't CSI: Estimating the National Backlog of Forensic DNA Cases and the Barriers Associated With Case Processing
Date Published
March 2006
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Creating a Victim Notification Protocol for Untested Sexual Assault Kits: An Empirically Supported Planning Framework
Date Published
March 2017
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Missouri State Highway Patrol Forensic DNA Laboratory Program
Date Published
1998
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Tested at Last: How DNA Evidence in Untested Rape Kits Can Identify Offenders and Serial Sexual Assaults
Date Published
March 2016
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Impact of DNA Evidence In Addressing Human Rights Issues in the Philippines and Other Uses of DNA Worldwide, presented by Dr. Corazon DeUngria and Chris Asplen
Date Published
January 2006
Publication Type
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Issue Overview
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Realignment of Forensic Capacity Enhancement Programs within the Office of Justice Programs
The Office of Justice Programs has realigned the forensic science capacity enhancement programs to allow components to focus on their strengths and core mission.
NIJ remains a leader within Federal government for forensic science research and development and the Bureau of Justice Assistance will take over administration of all forensic capacity enhancement programs.
This move will enable NIJ scientists to focus on our research portfolios...
National Institute of Justice, Annual Report 2017
Date Published
January 2020
Publication Type
Report (Annual/Periodic),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ
Beyond DNA - The Role of Biological Evidence in Sexual Assault Investigations
Date Published
January 2019
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Instructional Material
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Forensic Familial and Moderate Stringency DNA Searches: Policies and Practices in the U.S., England, and Wales
Date Published
May 2019
Publication Type
Report (Summary),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
HIrisPlex-S system for eye, hair, and skin color prediction from DNA: Massively parallel sequencing solutions for two common forensically used platforms
Date Published
November 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Just Science: DNA: Just Improving Workflow Efficiency
Date Published
October 2019
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Interview,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Just Science: DNA: Just DNA and the Post-Conviction Dynamic
Date Published
September 2019
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Interview,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
A DNA Barcoding Strategy for Blow and Flesh Flies Encountered During Medicolegal Casework
2019-DU-BX-0022
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$20,685