Forensic laboratories
NIJ Journal Issue No. 264
The Importance of Diversity and Inclusion in the Forensic Sciences
Wrongful Convictions and DNA Exonerations: Understanding the Role of Forensic Science
Using Advanced Imaging Technologies To Enhance Autopsy Practices
NIJ Journal Issue No. 279
The Next Generation of Crime Tools and Challenges: 3D Printing
Uncertainty Ahead - A Shift in How Federal Scientific Experts Can Testify
Sexual Assault Cases: Exploring the Importance of Non-DNA Evidence
Extending the Period for Detecting Illicit Drugs in the Bloodstream
Supporting Crime Lab Directors and the Formation of the Forensic Laboratory Needs Technology Working Group
Remarks by NIJ Principal Deputy Director Dr. Howard Spivak at the American Society of Crime Lab Director's 45th Annual Symposium.
I’m very pleased to be here, and bring you warm greetings and regrets from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs, Alan Hanson, who was obliged to stay in Washington today to attend to urgent Department business.
It’s a privilege...
Supporting Forensic Science Is a Priority at the National Institute of Justice
I have dedicated my life to understanding and preventing violence. From my training as a physician, working on violence prevention at the Centers for Disease Control, and now at NIJ, I have seen the contribution of science to our understanding of how to prevent and address violence and its consequences.
NIJ helped changed the landscape of forensic science through our support of research and development...
Backlogs and Their Impact on the Criminal Justice System
Evidence backlogs have been known to be an issue in crime laboratories. A recent study published by NIJ has shown that backlogs of untested evidence are also an issue in law enforcement evidence storage. This panel will discuss the issues and present preliminary findings from a study of the Los Angeles Police Department's and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's experience with clearing out a large backlog of unanalyzed rape kits.
How Research and Technology Are Expanding Sexual Assault Kit Testing
NIJ Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Director Gerald LaPorte and Deputy Director Heather Waltke, along with Heather LaSalle, Forensic Examiner, DNA Casework Unit, and Tina Delgado, Chief, Biometrics Division from the FBI Laboratory discuss how scientific advances can help jurisdictions process a large number of previously unsubmitted sexual assault kits.
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Probabilistic Genotyping of Evidentiary DNA Typing Results - Module 4: Validation of Probabilistic Genotyping Systems for Casework Usage
Making Sense of the DNA Backlog - NIJ Conference Panel
Panelists will present findings from two NIJ studies that examined the DNA backlog in law enforcement agencies and crime labs. Panelists will discuss research findings related to new and potential time- and cost-saving approaches.
Forensic Information Data Exchange and the Partnership Between Law Enforcement and Crime Laboratories
NIJ Conference Panel
Just Science: 2019 NIJ R&D: Just Detecting Gunshot Residue
Just Science: Identification: Just Improvised Explosive Devices
DNA at Our Fingertips
Just Science: 2019 NIJ R&D: Just RNA and Bloodstains
Just Science: 2019 NIJ R&D: Just Skin Deep
Just Science: 2019 NIJ R&D: Just Imaging Flow Cytometry
Just Science: 2019 NIJ R&D: Just Flies and Their Artifacts