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Fiber Impurities Allow for More Detailed Forensic Fluorescence Comparisons

Date Published

April 3, 2018

Fiber evidence has long been an important part of criminal cases, for it can associate a suspect with a crime scene. This project details new analytical procedures that allow fiber comparisons that are more detailed than standard forensic practices.

Just Science Podcast: Episode 37: 2018 IPTES: Just Consecutively Manufactured Toolmarks

Date Published

March 2018

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Interview, Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Just Science Podcast: Episode 38: 2018 IPTES: Just Handwriting Statistics

Date Published

March 2018

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Interview, Instructional Material (Programmed)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Multidisciplinary Validation Study of Nonhuman Animal Models for Forensic Decomposition Research

Date Published

March 2018

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Defining the Difficulty of Fingerprint Comparisons

Date Published

March 2018

Publication Type

Report (Summary), Report (Study/Research), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ

Just Science Podcast: Episode 35: 2018 IPTES: Just Geeking Out on Patterns

Date Published

March 2018

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Issue Overview, Interview, Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Just Science Podcast: Episode 36: 2018 IPTES: Just Footwear Size Does Matter

Date Published

March 2018

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

A Quantitative Assessment of Shoeprint Accidental Patterns with Implications Regarding Similarity, Frequency and Chance Association of Features

Date Published

May 2017

Publication Type

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

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NIJ-Sponsored

Creating a 3D Microbial and Chemical Snapshot of a Human Habitat

Date Published

February 2018

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NIJ-Sponsored

Just Science Podcast: Episode 32: 2018 IPTES: Just Fracture Matches

Date Published

February 2018

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Just Science Podcast: Episode 34: 2018 IPTES: Just Shoeprint Statistics

Date Published

February 2018

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Just Science Podcast: Episode 33: 2018 IPTES: Just a Juror's Perception

Date Published

February 2018

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Interview

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Distinguishing Between Structurally Similar Designer Drugs Using an Advanced Method of Chromatography

Date Published

February 2018

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Study/Research), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ

Just Science Podcast: Episode 31: 2018 IPTES: Just Nature's Patterns

Date Published

February 2018

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Interview, Instructional Material (Programmed), Case Study

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NIJ-Sponsored

New Software Improves Rigor of Latent Fingerprint Examination

Date Published

January 2018

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ

Landscape Study of Alternate Light Sources

Date Published

January 2018

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

A Close Look at 3D Microscopy for Firearms Identification

Event Dates

January 10, 2018, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Open

NIJ and DNA: Polymerase Technologies Addressing a Key Challenge for PCR-Based Forensic Tests

Date Published

April 2016

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

NIJ and CHORI: Collaboration With SoftGenetics and California Department of Justice - Customizing NextGENe Software for Forensic Applications

Date Published

April 2016

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

NIJ and University of South Florida: Creating an International Databank of Skeletal Biomarkers for Human Identification

Date Published

September 2016

Publication Type

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

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NIJ-Sponsored

Developmental Validation of the ParaDNA Screening System - A Presumptive Test for the Detection of DNA on Forensic Evidence Items

Date Published

January 2016

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NIJ-Sponsored

Use of Direct Analysis in Real Time (DART) To Assess the Levels of Inhibitors Co-extracted With DNA and the Associated Impact in Quantification and Amplification

Date Published

June 2016

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NIJ-Sponsored

Developmental Validation Studies of Epigenetic DNA Methylation Markers for the Detection of Blood, Semen, and Saliva Samples

Date Published

July 2016

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NIJ-Sponsored

Using Mobile Sequencers in an Academic Classroom

Date Published

April 2016

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NIJ-Sponsored

Fluorescently Labeled Bacteria Provide Insight on Post-mortem Microbial Transmigration

Date Published

June 2016

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NIJ-Sponsored