Evidence analysis and processing

Just Science Podcast: Episode 26: Special Release Season: Just Servant Leadership

NCJ Number

251428

Date Published

December 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Technical Assistance, Issue Overview, Interview, Instructional Material

iTunes (Audio)

Why Is There an Evidence Backlog?

December 2017

An influx of funding and improvements in efficiency can help reduce backlogs for forensic evidence, but if the capacity of labs does not continue to increase to keep up with demand, evidence will continue to pile up.

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Fast and Versatile Forensic Analysis of Ink and Paper with an Easily Operated Laser

Expanding the Smokeless Powder Database

Determining Where A Shoe Last Walked by Measuring "Loosely Held Particles"

Developing a Database of Cursive and Printed Handwriting Characteristics

The Evolution Of SNPs As A Forensic Marker

Event Dates

November 7, 2017, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Open

The NC Statewide Medical Examiner System Laboratory Approach

Event Dates

November 21, 2017, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Open

The Industry's Role in Responding to the Opioid Crisis

Event Dates

November 16, 2017, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Open

Series

Opioid Crisis: A Public Health Webinar Series

Establishing Scientific Criteria for 3-D Analysis of Cartridges

The Analysis of Trace Forensic Evidence Using Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry: Differentiating Fibers

NCJ Number

251209

Date Published

October 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Sexual Assault Cases: Exploring the Importance of Non-DNA Forensic Evidence

Creating a Portable System for Tool Mark Analysis

Retrospective Identification of Synthetic Cannabinoids in Forensic Toxicology Casework using Archived High Resolution Mass Spectrometry Data

2017-R2-CX-0021

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$494,695

Firearm Forensics Black-Box Studies for Examiners and Algorithms using Measured 3D Surface Topographies

2017-IJ-CX-0024

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$196,415

The Use of Gas Chromatography with Tandem Ultra Violet and Mass Spectrometric Detection for the Analysis of Emerging Drugs. Application to Synthetic Cathinones and Fentanyl Analogs.

2017-R2-CX-0028

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$275,221

Determination of Key Factors in Particle Combination Analysis to Enable Systematic Improvement, Optimization and Transition to Practice

2017-IJ-CX-0030

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$951,264

A highly sensitive magnetic nanoparticle based method for reliable and efficient screening of forensic evidence samples

2017-NE-BX-0007

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$350,656

The development of objective approach to the characterization and interpretation of paint evidence by SEM/EDS

2017-IJ-CX-0027

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$594,920

Tracking Sexual Assault Kits in Iowa

2017-MU-BX-0133

Open

Funding First Awarded

2017

$796,985

Statistical Error Estimation for an Objective Measure of Similarity to a Latent Image

2017-IJ-CX-0029

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$470,372

A Low-Cost Isothermal Amplification Microdevice for Rapid Colorimetric Detection Applied to Body Fluid Identification and Y-screening

2017-NE-BX-0008

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$387,106

Rapid Forensic Acquisition of Large Media with Sifting Collectors

2014-IJ-CX-K401

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$146,593

Linking internal organ microbiome and metabolome compositions to cause death in medicolegal investigations

2017-MU-MU-0042

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$532,286

Combined Extraction Method for Mitochondrial DNA and Proteins from Hair for Human Identification

2017-DN-BX-0159

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$398,546

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