Evidence analysis

Just Science: Just Blind Proficiency Testing

Date Published

January 2019

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Interview, Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Molecular Characterization of Trace Biological Evidence for the Optimized Recovery and Analysis of 'Touch DNA'

Date Published

September 2014

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

On-Site Confirmatory Test for Tissue Type and Specimen Age

Date Published

July 2014

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Molecular Autopsy: Identification, Verification and Reporting Of Genetic Markers Associated With Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Young Sudden Unexplained Death Victims

Date Published

July 2017

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

New Approaches to Digital Evidence Acquisition and Analysis

Fast Screening of Firearm Discharge Residues by Laser-based Spectrochemical Methods, Electrochemical Sensors, and Chemometrics

2018-DU-BX-0186

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$379,394

Validation of Novel Statistical Approaches for the Interpretation of Trace Evidence

2018-DU-BX-0194

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$499,318

Capillary Zone Electrophoresis Automated Fraction Collection for the Forensic Analysis of Sexual Assault Evidence

2017-IJ-CX-0003

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$50,000

The Use of LA-ICP-MS Databases to Calculate Likelihood Ratios for the Forensic Analysis of Glass Evidence

Date Published

May 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Programs: Strategic Research Plan, 2018-2023

Date Published

July 2018

Publication Type

Technical Assistance, Report (Technical Assistance), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ

Episode 39: 2018 IPTES: Just Bayesian Brawl

Date Published

April 2018

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material (Programmed), Conference Material

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Strengthening Our Nation's Crime Laboratories

Date Published

April 2018

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Issue Overview, Instructional Material (Programmed), Grants and Funding

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Just Science Podcast: Episode 33: 2018 IPTES: Just a Juror's Perception

Date Published

February 2018

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Interview

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (Leads): Agency-Based Police Research

Date Published

February 2018

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Issue Overview, Instructional Material, Administration/Management Material

Agencies

NIJ

From Binary Presumptive Assays to Probabilistic Assessments: Differentiation of Shooters From Non-shooters Using IMS, OGSR, Neural Networks, and Likelihood Ratios

Date Published

June 2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Linking Suspects to Crime Scenes with Particle Populations

Date Published

December 10, 2017

Two researchers with a long record of research into the forensic value of very small particle populations examined cell phones, handguns, drug packaging, and ski masks from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office to determine if such particles can make phys

Just Science Podcast: Episode 27: Special Release Season: Just Strategic Leadership

Date Published

December 2017

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Interview, Instructional Material

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

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

Date Published

December 2017

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Issue Overview, Interview, Instructional Material

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

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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