Child Physical Abuse: A Guide to the CAC Response
Date Published
April 2018
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Forensic sciences
Forensic Technology Center of Excellence
The Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCoE)[1] supports the implementation of new forensic technology and best practices by end users and is dedicated to elevating the status of forensic science through:
Just Science Podcast: Just the Intersection of Opioids and Illicit Stimulants: Part 1
Date Published
January 2021
Agencies
NIJ
Investigative Outcomes of CODIS Matches in Previously Untested Sexual Assault Kits
Date Published
2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Impact of Ventilation on Fire Patterns
Location
Online
Event Type
Web
Registration Status
Open
Ultrahigh Speed Direct PCR, A Method for Obtaining STR Genotypes in 6 Minutes
Date Published
February 2020
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Typing Highly Degraded DNA Using Circularized Molecules and Target Enrichment
Date Published
June 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Just Science Podcast: Just Off the Shelf Forensics
Date Published
December 2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Notes From the Field: Caution Is Necessary When Expanding Field Testing Capabilities
Date Published
January 2021
Agencies
NIJ
Evaluation of the Vision X Comparison Microscope to Share Digital Images of Bullets and Shell Casings and the Potential Impact on the Firearms and Tool Marks Community
Date Published
2020
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Summary),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Benefits and Limitations of the Statistical Methodology in Determining Evidentiary Value of Latent Print Identification: A Prospective Evaluation
Date Published
2020
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Statistical Error Estimation for an Objective Measure of Similarity to a Latent Image
Date Published
December 2020
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Evaluation of 3D Virtual Comparison Microscopy for Firearm Forensics within the Crime Lab
Date Published
December 2020
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Differences in Cannabis Impairment and its Measurement Due to Route of Administration
Date Published
December 2020
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Toxicological Time Travel: Retrospective Datamining of Analytical Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (TOFMS) Data for Evaluating the Rise and Fall of Novel Opioid and Fentanyl Analog Use in the United States
Date Published
December 2020
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Just Science Podcast: Just Erroneous Identification
Date Published
December 2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Rapid Differentiation of Epithelial Cell Types in Aged Biological Samples Using Autofluorescence and Morphological Signatures
Date Published
2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Advancing Understanding, and Informing Prevention of Public Mass Shootings: Findings from NIJ Funded Studies, Part 2
November 2020
In recent years, NIJ invested in several research projects to advance understanding and inform prevention of public mass shootings.
Review the YouTube Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy
Simplification of Complex DNA Profiles Using Front End Cell Separation and Probabilistic Modeling
Date Published
September 2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Nanoscale Characterization of Forensically Relevant Epithelial Cells and Surface Associated Extracellular DNA
Date Published
August 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Forward-Scatter and Side-Scatter Dataset for Epithelial Cells From Touch Samples Analyzed by Flow Cytometry
Date Published
March 2016
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Development of a Mobile, Automated Tool Mark Characterization/Comparison System
2011-DN-R-0230-2
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2011
$499,000
Replication Studies are Vital to Science We Can Count On
Science is a cornerstone of the justice system, and reliability is a cornerstone of science. Justice tools we take for granted today, such as crime mapping software, DNA identification of suspects, and automated fingerprint systems, are products of well-tested science. Extraordinary tools are now ordinary features of our justice system because the science has persuaded the courts and law enforcement that those tools, in the...