Forensic sciences
NIJ Announces $1.3M to Fund Research in Public Forensic Laboratories
On January 11, 2022, NIJ announced $1.3 million in funding to support 5 new projects under its Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories (Public Labs R&E) program. Through its funding of forensic science grants, NIJ, a component of the Office of Justice Programs, continues to improve the examination and interpretation of physical evidence across the...
Quantification of Tool Markings
Improving methods for fingerprint development on hand-guns
Method Development for Objective Physical Matching: Meeting Daubert
Latent Print Detection by MacroRaman Imaging
National Firearms Examiner Academy Forensic Science Training
U.S. National Footwear Database System Feasibility Study
Continuation and Expansion of DCCI Stegextraction Project
Continuation and Expansion of DCCI Stegextraction Project
Continuation and Expansion of DCCI Stegextraction Project
Continuation and Expansion of DCCI Stegextraction Project
Global mtDNA Databasing Project
Global mtDNA Databasing Project
Global mtDNA Databasing Project
Global mtDNA Databasing Project
3D Characterization and Comparison of Fracture Surfaces
Support NIST Work on Fingerprint Database
NIJ Co-funding for the NSF Center for Advanced Research in Forensic Science (CARFS)
Rapid DNA Crime Scene Sample Multi-Laboratory Evaluation Project
Forensic STR Sequencing Nomenclature Resource
Breath Measurements of Acute Cannabis Use (BACE): Towards Reliable Determination of Recent Use
Accurate THC Determinations in Seized Cannabis-derived Finished Products for Forensic Laboratories
NIJ Announces $4.5M in New Funding for the Forensic Technology Center of Excellence
In January 2022, NIJ, a component of the Office of Justice Programs, announced $4.5 million for two new awards under its Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCOE) program. The FTCOE program serves as the bridge between NIJ’s investments in research and development and forensic science laboratories, particularly at the state and local levels, by helping to transition products from those investments into operational use. In...