Evidence
Frye, Daubert, and PCAST: Countering Admissibility Challenges
This training was presented as a part of the National Center on Forensics conference at George Mason University on August 8th, 20
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Advanced Crime Scene Analysis
Responding to Intimate Partner Violence Related Strangulation Integrating Policy, Practice, and Rese
This webinar examines the problem of Intimate Partner Violence Strangulation and an innovative response policy. The presentation will include an overview of the nature and extent of strangulation, its dangers, and adverse medical consequences followed by a review of a Strangulation Ordinance in Burleson, Texas that mandates extensive training for first responders and a city-wide response protocol for strangulation detection and investigation, documentation of strangulation signs and symptoms, medical assistance, and service referrals for strangulation survivors.
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DNA backlog reduction strategy: Law enforcement agency partnerships for a successful biological screening laboratory
Statistical Foundations of Score-Based Methods in Forensic Identification of Source Problems”
Unwinding the Impact of Body Worn Camera Evidence on Prosecutor Workload
Enhancing Risk-Need-Responsivity Implementation: An Evidence-based System for Case Management Support
Justice Today Podcast: Closing Cases Using Gunshot Residue
Closing Cases Using Gunshot Residue
Not every crime scene will have definitive evidence, such as DNA, to link an individual to a crime. In those cases, law enforcement relies on other evidence to build the burden of proof. NIJ graduate research fellow Dr. Shelby Khandasammy developed a tool to analyze organic gunshot residue and distinguish between different firearms calibers and manufacturers. She joins Marie Garcia, office director for the Office of Criminal Justice Systems at NIJ, to talk about her work and experience as a research fellow.