DNA Legal Training and Technical Assistance Unit: Final Report
Date Published
1997
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Forensic science training
Current Concepts: Body Farm and Benefits to Law Enforcement
June 2024
Series
George Mason University and the National Association of Attorneys General presents the National Center on Forensics Continued Training Plan to provide additional training sessions for more advanced information on the topics covered in the conference.
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Advancing Justice for the Missing and Unidentified Through Research - 2024 NIJ Research Conference
September 2024
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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Current Concepts: Body Farm and Benefits to Law Enforcement
Event Dates
Location
Online
Event Type
Course
Registration Status
Not Required
The Daunting Task of Strengthening Medical Examiner and Coroner Investigations Across Hundreds of Jurisdictions
Date Published
April 2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ
The Daunting Task of Strengthening Medical Examiner and Coroner Investigations Across Hundreds of Jurisdictions
Date Published
April 24, 2024
After a five-year fact-finding mission, a multi-agency working group has identified a host of problems in the U.S. medical examiner/coroner system, but solutions remain elusive.
The Nature of Expertise in Fingerprint Examiners
Date Published
2010
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Missing data reconstruction using Gaussian mixture models for fingerprint images
Date Published
2016
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Qualifications of an Expert Witness for Legal Professionals (Part II: The Frye Standard)
Event Dates
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Open
Needs Assessment of Forensic Laboratories and Medical Examiner/Coroner Offices: A Report to Congress
Date Published
2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Just Science Podcast: Just the Forensic Laboratory Workforce Part 2
Date Published
July 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Just Science Podcast: Just the Forensic Laboratory Workforce Part 1
Date Published
June 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Just Science Podcast: Just the Analysis of Impressions and Patterns
Date Published
May 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Fingerprint Sourcebook - Chapter 14: Scientific Research Supporting the Foundations of Friction Ridge Examinations
Date Published
2011
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ
Fingerprint Sourcebook - Chapter 11: Equipment
Date Published
March 2011
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ
Challenges to Reasoning in Forensic Science Decisions
Date Published
December 2021
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Describing Communication During a Forensic Investigation Using the Pebbles on a Scale Metaphor
Date Published
December 2021
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Stressors in Forensic Organizations: Risks and solutions
Date Published
December 2021
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
The need for research-based tools for personnel selection and assessment in the forensic sciences
Date Published
December 2021
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
The benefits of errors during training
Date Published
December 2021
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Overview of Special Issue: Human Factors in Forensic Science Practice Sourcebook
Date Published
March 2022
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Why do latent fingerprint examiners differ in their conclusions?
Date Published
2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Manual and Automated Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation CPR: A Comparison of Associated Injury Patterns
Date Published
July 2013
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Laboratory Information Management System Implementation
Date Published
March 2003
Publication Type
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
National Firearms Examiner Academy Forensic Science Training
2008-DN-R-122
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2008
$500,000