Equipment and technology

NIJ's Recidivism Forecasting Challenge aims to improve the ability to forecast recidivism using person- and place-based variables with the goal of improving outcomes for those serving a community supervision sentence. We are pleased to post official results below in Student, Small Team, Large Team, and Accounting...

A study of the mid-infrared emissivity of dried blood on fabrics

Journal

Forensic Chemistry

Date Published

2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Mid-infrared emissivity of nylon, cotton, acrylic, and polyester fabrics as a function of moisture content

Journal

Textile Research Journal

Date Published

2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Vapor phase GC-IR identification of regioisomeric N-methoxybenzyl-4-substituted-2, 5-dimethoxyphenethylamines (NBOMe)

Journal

Forensic Chemistry

Date Published

2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Innovative engineering and sensing strategies for aptamer-based small-molecule detection

Journal

Trac-Trends in Analytical Chemistry

Date Published

2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Bayesian regression analysis of stutter in DNA mixtures

Journal

Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods

Date Published

2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Notes From the Field: Using Forensic Intelligence to Drive Gun Crime Investigations

Date Published

June 2021

Agencies

NIJ

Contraband Detection Technology in Correctional Facilities An Overview of Technologies for Screening People, Vehicles, and Correctional Settings

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

The U.S. Criminal Justice System in the Pandemic Era and Beyond: Taking Stock of Efforts to Maintain Safety and Justice Through the COVID-19 Pandemic and Prepare for Future Challenges, Executive Summary

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Series

NIJ Identifying the Highest Priority Criminal Justice Needs

The U.S. Criminal Justice System in the Pandemic Era and Beyond: Taking Stock of Efforts to Maintain Safety and Justice Through the COVID-19 Pandemic and Prepare for Future Challenges

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Remote Methods for Volunteering Digital Evidence on Mobile Devices

Date Published

December 2018

Agencies

NIJ

Community Corrections Technology: Experts Identify Top Needs for Tech Solutions to Probation and Parole System Challenges

Providing Reliable Interoperability for First Responders

The Data-Informed Jail

Autonomous Vehicles: Expert Panel Lists Top Needs for Law Enforcement as the Dawn of Driverless Roads Inches Closer

Expanding Research to Examine the Impacts of Forensic Science on the Criminal Justice System

December 2020

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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