Forensic anthropology
Data Base for Forensic Anthropology
Identifying Skeletal Trauma Distribution Patterns by Event Type: A Comparison Between Blast and Non-Blast Events With Similar Physical Etiologies
Optimizing the Analysis of DNA from Burned Bone Using Ancient DNA Techniques
A Virtual Anthropological Approach to the Study of Commingled Human Remains
Overview of Forensic Anthropology
Forensic anthropologists examine skeletal human remains to assess age at death, sex, stature, and ancestry; identify injuries; and estimate the time since death to provide investigators with information that can assist in identifying a decedent.
Forensic odontologists examine the development, anatomy, and any restorative dental corrections of the teeth, such as fillings or extractions, to make a comparative identification of a person.
Bones and teeth are...
Skeletal Trauma in Forensic Anthropology: Improving the Accuracy of Trauma Analysis and Expert Testimony
Learning from Our Casework: The Forensic Anthropology Database for Assessing Methods Accuracy
The Off-season of Dental Cementum Investigations. A Critical Appraisal of Season-of-death Prediction in Medico-legal Investigations
Advancing Justice for the Missing and Unidentified Through Research - 2024 NIJ Research Conference
Forensic science research is developing essential knowledge to fill in the holes in death investigations, creating new ways to identify challenging skeletal remains. These methods inform cause of death, time of death, and familial relationships to guide investigations, identify suspects, support prosecutions, and bring justice to families.
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MOSAIC: Unifying Methods of Sex, Stature, Affinity, & Age for Identification through Computational Standardization
Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Evaluate Microscopic Characteristics of Skeletal Trauma
A Multi-Method Genetic, Craniometric, and Isotopic Approach to Estimating Geographic Origin of Unidentified Latinx Remains
Enhancing Equitable Forensic Identification: An Evaluation of Pelvic Morphology for Parity Detection and Age Estimation in Unidentified Skeletal Remains
Webinar Transcript: FY 2024 NIJ Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Deadline notice
The deadline to submit an application under the solicitation discussed below has passed.
NIJ held a webinar on February 14, 2024, gave an overview of NIJ’s Graduate Research Fellowship opportunity, which invites applications for doctoral dissertation research that is relevant to preventing and controlling crime, advancing knowledge of victimization and effective victim services, or ensuring the fair and impartial administration...