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Assessing automated image analysis and compound-specific stable isotope signatures for small arms propellant differentiation and potential brand identification

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Date Published

September 2025

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Introducing the NIJ Forensic Intelligence Framework: Pillars and Guiding Principles for Successful Implementation

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Date Published

November 2024

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NIJ

Publication Type

Issue Overview

The Impact of Processing and Sampling Procedures on the Integrity of Forensically Relevant Biomolecules in Bones

15PNIJ-24-GG-03841-SLFO

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$823,669

Collaborative Exercise: Analysis of Age Estimation Using a QIAGEN Protocol and the PyroMark Q48 Platform

Journal

Forensic Sciences Research

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Date Published

March 2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Reducing Gun Violence Through Integrated Forensic Evidence Collection, Analysis, and Sharing

Date Published

June 20, 2024

Multi-pronged approach of data integration, collaboration, and intelligence-led policing has helped reduce gun violence in New Jersey.

NIJ Journal No. 282 — Violent Crime

Journal

NIJ Journal

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Date Published

2023

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NIJ

Publication Type

Collected Work

Intelligence and the Value of Forensic Science

Journal

Forensic Sciences

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Date Published

March 2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

What FSSP Leaders Should Know About Artificial Intelligence And Its Application To Forensic Science In-Brief

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Date Published

December 2023

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Missing data reconstruction using Gaussian mixture models for fingerprint images

Journal

Mobile Multimedia/Image Processing, Security, and Applications

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Date Published

2016

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Understanding Forensic Intelligence: The NIJ Framework

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Date Published

November 2023

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NIJ

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

Understanding Forensic Intelligence: The NIJ Framework

Quantitative and visual prediction of eye, hair and skin color from DNA

15PNIJ-23-GG-04206-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$980,527

Research on a 15-Year Statewide Program to Generate Enhanced Investigative Leads on Crime Gun Violence

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Date Published

April 2023

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Image Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Architectures for Medical and Forensic Applications

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Date Published

2022

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Thesis/Dissertation

Forensic Intelligence Models: Assessment of Current Practices in the United States and Internationally

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Date Published

February 2023

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NIJ

Publication Type

Issue Overview

Stability of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in contaminated fingermarks probed by Raman Spectroscopy: Effect of temperature and time since deposition

Journal

Forensic Chemistry

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Date Published

December 2022

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Digital Transformation of Cold Case Reviews: Prevalence, Challenges, and Benefits of Just Resolutions

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Date Published

November 2022

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Shedding Light on Assault

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Date Published

November 2022

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

NIJ Awards Over $11 Million to Support Forensic Science Research and Development in 2022

On September 30, 2022, NIJ announced $11.6 million in funding to support 23 projects under the “NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes” solicitation. Through its research and development grant funding, NIJ continues to advance the speed, accuracy, and reliability of forensic analysis, which ultimately bolsters the...

Footwear Databasing to Support Forensic Intelligence

15PNIJ-22-GG-04429-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2022

$623,965

Conference Proceedings: 2022 Firearm and Toolmarks Policy and Practice Forum

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Date Published

April 2022

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Issue Overview

Comparing footwear impressions that are close non-matches using correlation-based approaches

Journal

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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Date Published

May 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Knowledge Is Power: Using Technology to Gain Forensic Intelligence

Journal

Police Chief

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Date Published

August 2016

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NIJ

Publication Type

Issue Overview

Fully integrated, fully automated generation of short tandem repeat profiles

Journal

Investigative Genetics

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Date Published

2013

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Scalable Multiphone Targeted Data Extraction System

15PNIJ-21-GG-04155-RESS

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2021

$600,984