Fingerprints: An Overview
Date Published
March 27, 2013
Evidence analysis and processing
Erroneous Convictions in Criminal Justice
March 2013
Interview with Jon Gould, Ph.D., Director of the Washington Institute for Public and International Affairs Research, American University.
Dr. Gould discusses:
- Bottom line findings from the study "Predicting Erroneous Convictions: A Social Science Approach to Miscarriages of Justice"
- Ten statistically significant factors related to wrongful convictions
- The role of systemic error and tunnel vision
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Examination and Evaluation of Tire Tread Design: Workshop from the 2012 IPES Conference
Event Dates
Location
Online
Event Type
Symposium
Registration Status
Open
Barefoot Morphology: Workshop
Event Dates
Location
Online
Event Type
Workshop
Registration Status
Open
Evaluation and Application of Polynomial Texture Mapping (PTM) in the area of Shoe/Tire Impression Evidence
NCJ Number
240591
Date Published
September 2008
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Publication Link
NIJ-Hosted Online Training Courses
NIJ offers free, self-paced online courses.
Course Catalog
Forensic Analysts
- Laboratory Orientation and Testing of Body Fluids and Tissues
- Laboratory Safety Programs
- DNA Extraction and Quantitation
- Crime Scene and DNA Basics for Forensic Analysts
- STR Data Analysis and Interpretation
- Population Genetics and Statistics
- Communication Skills, Report Writing, and Courtroom Testimony
- Non-STR DNA Markers: SNPs, Y-STRs, LCN...
Survey of Law Enforcement Forensic Evidence Processing 2007
NCJ Number
228415
Date Published
October 2009
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Survey
Publication Link
Physical and Biochemical Factors Affecting the Recovery and Analysis of DNA from Human Skeletal Remains
2012-IJ-CX-0017
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2012
$25,000
Using DNA Technology to Identify theMissing
2012-DN-BX-K056
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2012
$804,172
NIJ FY 12 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
2012-DN-BX-K057
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2012
$1,925,000
SADO''s Postconviction DNA Testing Project
2012-MU-BX-K012
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2012
$429,087
MD Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program
2012-DY-BX-K005
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2012
$510,324
Development of a Science Base and Open Source Software for
Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
2010-DN-BX-K403
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2012
$476,187
FY2012 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
2012-CD-BX-0051
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2012
$84,830
"Development of an Analytical Approach for a Robust Probability Model for LCN DNA Profile Interpretation"
2012-IJ-CX-0016
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2012
$24,988
Genomic tools to reduce error in PMI estimates derived from entomological evidence
2012-DN-BX-K024
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2012
$496,661
FY2012 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
2012-CD-BX-0066
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2012
$38,432
Improving the PDQ database to Enhance Investigative Lead Information from Automotive Parts
2012-DN-BX-K059
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2012
$439,842
Sensitive site exploitation through trace chemical analysis of latent fingerprints (SETCAF)
2012-DN-BX-K038
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2012
$517,442
DNA analysis of unidentified remains to assist in identifying missing persons.
2012-DN-BX-K055
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2012
$101,639