Evidence analysis

Strengthening Our Nation's Crime Laboratories

Date Published

April 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

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

Linking Suspects to Crime Scenes with Particle Populations

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

Date Published

December 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Technical Assistance, Issue Overview, Interview, Instructional Material

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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Electrochemical Paper-based Sensors for the Trace Detection of Explosives Compounds in a Crime Scene

2017-DN-BX-0172

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2017

$229,923

Development and Application of Small-molecule Spatial Distribution Imaging: Laser Ablation Direct Analysis in Real Time Imaging-Mass Spectrometry (LADI-MS)

2017-R2-CX-0003

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$50,000

Physical and Chemical Trace Evidence from 3D-Printed Firearms

2017-IJ-CX-0001

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$50,000

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

2017-IJ-CX-0003

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$40,780

Standardized Process Developed for Identifying Dyes in Fibers

Date Published

June 2017

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

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

Effects of Child Maltreatment, Cumulative Victimization Experiences, and Proximal Life Stress on Adult Crime and Antisocial Behavior

Date Published

January 2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored)

Research in Brief: DNA and Property Crimes

Journal

Police Chief

Date Published

April 2013

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Issue Overview

From the Acting Director: Findings of the 2007 Forensic Evidence NIJ-Funded Survey

Journal

Police Chief

Date Published

April 2010

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

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

Evaluation of the Vision X Comparison Microscope to Share Digital Images of Bullets and Shell Casings and the Potential Impact on the Firearms and Tool Marks Community

2016-DN-BX-K006

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$319,850

Progress on Testing Sexual Assault Kits

September 2016

Members from the Nevada Sexual Assault Kit Backlog Working Group describe the importance of using a multidisciplinary, victim-centered approach in addressing complex issues that arise while responding to sexual assault. The team also describes the importance of utilizing available resources, including research and federal support from the National Institute of Justice, in making progress towards processing untested sexual assault kits.

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