Overview of Impression and Pattern Evidence
Date Published
July 8, 2016
Evidence analysis
Making Sense of the DNA Backlog - NIJ Conference Panel
June 2009
Panelists will present findings from two NIJ studies that examined the DNA backlog in law enforcement agencies and crime labs. Panelists will discuss research findings related to new and potential time- and cost-saving approaches.
Audio file
1 of 5: Making Sense of the DNA Backlog, Mark Nelson, National Institute of Justice
, 2 of 5: Making Sense of the DNA Backlog, Kevin Lothridge, Chief Executive Officer, National Forensic Science Technology Center
, 3 of 5: Making Sense of the DNA Backlog, Kevin J. Strom, Senior Research Scientist, Crime, Violence, and Justice Research Program, RTI International
, 4 of 5: Making Sense of the DNA Backlog, Greg Matheson, Director, Los Angeles Police Department Criminalistics Laboratory
, 5 of 5: Making Sense of the DNA Backlog, Question and Answer Session
Toward the Identification of Marijuana Varieties by Headspace Chemical Forensics
Date Published
December 2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Development and Assessment of Analysis Tools for Examination of Microscopic Fracture Surface Topology and Degradation for Evidence Physical Match
Date Published
June 2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Making Sense of the DNA Backlog - Interview at the 2009 NIJ Conference
Date Published
June 2009
Publication Type
Presentation (Multimedia),
Conference Material
Agencies
NIJ
Analytical Validation of a Portable Mass Spectrometer Featuring Interchangeable, Ambient Ionization Sources for High Throughput Forensic Evidence Screening
Date Published
June 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Just Science: Just Transparency in Public Communications
Date Published
January 2019
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Issue Overview,
Interview,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
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
Research, Science, and Policing
Date Published
October 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Issue Overview,
Instructional Material
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Validation of Novel Statistical Approaches for the Interpretation of Trace Evidence
2018-DU-BX-0194
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$499,318
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
Identification of Minor Dye Components of Fibers via Integrating-Cavity-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
2018-DU-BX-0178
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$580,622
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