Forensic Science: Current Concepts and Issues
Event Dates
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Not Required
Evidence
Frye, Daubert, and PCAST: Countering Admissibility Challenges
Event Dates
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Not Required
Multi-Element Comparisons of Tapes Evidence Using Dimensionality Reduction for Calculating Likelihood Ratios
Date Published
August 2019
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Preservation of Hair Stable Isotope Signatures During Freezing and Law Enforcement Evidence Packaging
Date Published
December 2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Substance Use Initiation Among Justice-Involved Youths: Evidence From the Pathways to Desistance Study
Date Published
2019
Series
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Interlaboratory Evaluations of the Performance of Elemental Analytical Methods for the Forensic Analysis and Comparisons of Electrical Tapes
Date Published
March 2019
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Response to "Likelihood Ratio as Weight of Evidence: A Closer Look" by Lund and Iyer
Date Published
July 2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Does GPS Supervision of Intimate Partner Violence Defendants Reduce Pretrial Misconduct? Evidence From a Quasi-experimental Study
Date Published
September 2017
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Evaluation
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Time Radically Alters Ex Situ Evidentiary Soil 16S Bacterial Profiles Produced Via Next-Generation Sequencing
Date Published
February 2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
An Information Gap in DNA Evidence Interpretation
Date Published
2009
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Improving Analysis of "Trace DNA" Evidence
Date Published
January 2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ
Comparison of Examiner Conclusions with Score-based Likelihood Ratios for Cartridge Case Evidence
GOJPNIJ24000016
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$409,578
Does Scientific Evidence Support the Widespread Use of SQFs as a Proactive Policing Strategy?
Date Published
2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
The Impact of False or Misleading Forensic Evidence on Wrongful Convictions
Date Published
November 2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ
Assessing three soil removal methods for environmental DNA analysis of mock forensic geology evidence
Date Published
2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Comparison of Examiner Conclusions with Score-based Likelihood Ratios for Cartridge Case Evidence
DJO-NIJ-24-RO-0002
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$409,578
Statistical Foundations of Score-Based Methods in Forensic Identification of Source Problems”
15PNIJ-23-GG-04232-MUMU
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$612,286
Time Since Deposition for Touch DNA Evidence
15PNIJ-23-GG-04217-MUMU
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$389,621
Where is the Evidence? Comparing the Effects of Evidence Strength and Demographic Characteristics on Plea Discounts
Date Published
2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Embodying Evidence to Action: Tracking the Impact of Three Key NIJ Research Investments
Date Published
August 2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ
De-escalation Training: What Works, Implementation Lessons, and Taking It to Scale; Plenary at the 2023 NIJ Research Conference
August 2023
Series
Police use of force, while infrequently used, is a tremendous concern to public safety in the United States when officers employ it excessively or inappropriately, causing injury or death and eroding public trust in law enforcement. This plenary from the 2023 NIJ Research Conference describes the Integrating, Communications, Assessment, and Tactics (ICAT) de-escalation training program developed by the Police Executive Research Forum to guide officers in defusing critical incidents.
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Progressing from Evidence to Action
Date Published
July 2023
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Agencies
NIJ
Calibrating the perceived strength of evidence of forensic testimony statements
Date Published
January 2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Identifying remnants of evidence in the cloud
Date Published
2013
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Expanding and validating microbiome database for estimating the postmortem interval
15PNIJ-22-GG-04402-MUMU
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$834,503