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Making Use of What’s Not Visible in Trace Evidence Examinations

Date Published

July 6, 2020

Nanoparticles and other subvisible particles potentially present in nearly all trace evidence are often overlooked in forensic investigations. NIJ-supported researchers have characterized several types of particles and developed detection methods.

Digital Evidence Policies and Procedures Manual

Date Published

May 2020

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Reference Material, Policy/Procedure Handbook/Manual, Legislation/Policy Description

Agencies

NIJ

Comprehensive Needs Assessment of Forensic Laboratories and Medical Examiner/Coroner Offices Points to Solutions for a System Under Stress

TECHBeat, February 2018

Date Published

February 2018

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Newsletter

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

TECHBeat, February 2019

Date Published

February 2019

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

TECHBeat, May 2018

Date Published

May 2018

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Instructional Material

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Hyperspectral Imaging and the Search for Humans, Dead or Alive

Date Published

April 2020

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Grants and Funding

Agencies

NIJ

Just Science Podcast: Just Quick Screening Methods for Firearm Discharge Residues

Date Published

April 2020

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Interview, Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

The Time to Collect Is Now: DNA Evidence in Groping Sexual Assault Cases

Event Dates

February 27, 2020, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Open

The Time to Analyze is Now: DNA Evidence in Groping Sexual Assault Cases

Event Dates

January 29, 2020, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Open

Developing Reliable Methods for Microbial Fingerprinting of Soil Evidence: Collection, Contamination, Storage, and Analysis

Date Published

August 2019

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Success Story: Enabling Forensic Field Testing With Paper Microfluidic Devices

Date Published

April 2019

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Beyond DNA - The Role of Physical Evidence in Sexual Assault Investigations

Date Published

January 2019

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Beyond DNA - The Role of Biological Evidence in Sexual Assault Investigations

Date Published

January 2019

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Beyond DNA - The Impact of Toxicological Evidence in Sexual Assault Investigations

Date Published

January 2019

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Post-Coital DNA Recovery in Minority Proxy Couples

Date Published

May 2019

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Case Deconstruction of Criminal Investigative Failures

Date Published

January 2018

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Strengthening the Evaluation and Interpretation of Glass Evidence Using Statistical Analysis of Collection Sets and Databases of Refractive Index and Elemental Data

Date Published

May 2019

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Qualitative Analysis of Prosecutors' Perspectives on Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners and the Criminal Justice Response to Sexual Assault

Date Published

June 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Evaluation of Gunshot Detection Technology to Aid in the Reduction of Firearms Violence

Date Published

September 2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Embracing Next Generation Methods for Forensic DNA Sequence Analysis

Date Published

November 2019

Agencies

NIJ

Combined Temperature and Humidity Control to Tune Latent Fingermark Development by Superglue Fuming

Date Published

April 2019

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Finding the Region of Origin of Blood Spatters in Complex Situations: Novel Physics-Based Methods and Tools

Date Published

April 2019

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Portable Advanced 3D Imaging for Footwear and Tire Impression Capture

Event Dates

October 23, 2019, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Open

Extended Development, Verification, and Validation of a Blast Dynamics Simulator for Post-Blast Forensic Investigations

2017-R2-CX-0009

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2019

$45,256