NIJ FY18 Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence
Closing Date
DNA testing
NIJ FY17 Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence
Closing Date
A Sexual Assault Kit Partnership
November 2015
NIJ Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Director Gerald LaPorte and Deputy Director Heather Waltke, along with Heather LaSalle, Forensic Examiner, DNA Casework Unit, and Tina Delgado, Chief, Biometrics Division from the FBI Laboratory discuss why the NIJ-FBI Sexual Assault Kit Partnership was created and how the partnership plans to shed light on the complexities of sexual assault cases, particularly kits that
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Sexual Assault Kits - Using Science to Find Solutions
Date Published
September 10, 2015
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.
Why Were So Many Sexual Assault Kits Not Tested in Detroit?
April 2014
Watch Rebecca Campbell discuss the five primary reasons that Detroit developed a large number of sexual assault kits that were not submitted to the crime lab for DNA-testing. Dr. Campbell also talks about how these risk factors" could apply to other jurisdictions.
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Exonerations Resulting from NIJ Postconviction DNA Testing Funding
Date Published
October 24, 2019
Research on DNA's Role in Uncovering Wrongful Convictions
Date Published
October 1, 2012
Solving Missing Persons Cases
Date Published
May 24, 2010
National Missing and Unidentified Persons System has helped agencies solve cases and allowed families to find resolution.
Research Meetings and Workshops
NIJ learns from the people who work day-to-day with the issues. We sponsor meetings, workshops, and working groups that bring together researchers, policymakers, technologists, and practitioners.
These meetings generate a rich exchange of ideas. They guide future research and help ensure that NIJ's research, development and evaluation activities meet real-world needs.
Review the summaries or transcripts available for many of these meetings: