Evidence analysis and processing

The emerging drug crisis in the U.S. touches both criminal justice and public health, and experts from both fields came together at NIJ’s 2023 National Research Conference to discuss strategies and tools to fight this problem. Dr. Frances Scott, NIJ scientist and program manager, continues the conference discussion with two fellow panelists: Ciena Bayard, the Method Development and Validation Program Manager for D.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, and Haley Greene, the Deputy Epidemiologist for the Central Region for the Virginia Department of Health. Read the transcript.

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A Data-Informed Response to Emerging Drugs

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A Data-Informed Response to Emerging Drugs

Predicting Fingerprint Age Based on Ozonolysis Kinetics of Unsaturated Triacylglycerol Degradation

Journal

Analytical Chemistry

Date Published

2023

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NIJ-Sponsored

Perinatal Disorders and Small Birthweight Are Significantly Associated With Small Vertebral Neural Canal Size in a Contemporary Pediatric Autopsy Sample

Journal

Spine

Date Published

2023

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NIJ-Sponsored

Extending the discrete Laplace method: Incorporating multi-copy loci, partial repeats and null alleles

Journal

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Date Published

2023

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Evaluation of Missing Data Imputation Methods for Human Osteometric Measurements

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American Journal of Biological Anthropology

Date Published

2023

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NIJ-Sponsored

Distinguishing Infested Flour from Uninfested Flour through Chemometric Processing of DART-HRMS Data─Revealing the Presence of Tribolium castaneum, the Red Flour Beetle

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Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Date Published

May 2023

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The Impact of False or Misleading Forensic Evidence on Wrongful Convictions

Date Published

November 2023

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NIJ

Evaluation of the long-term stability of select phenylacetylindole, cycloalkylindole, quinolinyl, and carboxamide synthetic cannabinoids using LC–MS/MS

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Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Date Published

September 2023

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A case study for local data surveillance in opioid overdose fatalities in Cuyahoga County, OH 2016-2020

Journal

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Date Published

September 2023

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The Impact of False or Misleading Forensic Evidence on Wrongful Convictions

Date Published

November 28, 2023

Research has found key areas within forensic science that are associated with higher rates of wrongful convictions. Addressing them should strengthen trust in our criminal justice system.