Forensic sciences
National DNA Database Statistics (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
The National DNA Index (NDIS) contains over 14,541,796 profiles of those convicted of a crime, 4,341,864 profiles of those arrested and 1,103,683 forensic profiles as of April 2021. Ultimately, the success of the CODIS program will be measured by the crimes it helps to solve. CODIS's primary metric, the "Investigation Aided," tracks the number of criminal investigations where CODIS has added value to the investigative...
Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
Provides a comprehensive look at the forensic services provided by federal, state, and local crime labs across the nation and the resources devoted to completing the work. The Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories collects data on staff, budgets, and workloads within publicly operated labs. The census also provides information on lab accreditations, proficiency tests, and other quality assurances.
Census of Medical Examiner and Coroner (ME/C) Offices (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
Provides data on the personnel, budgets, and workload of medical examiner and coroner offices by type of office and size of jurisdiction. The census gathers information on the number of unidentified human decedents handled by these offices, record-keeping practices, and use of national databases for unidentified remains.
Novel Psychoactive Substance Naming Conventions & Challenges
A study of the mid-infrared emissivity of dried blood on fabrics
Mid-infrared emissivity of nylon, cotton, acrylic, and polyester fabrics as a function of moisture content
Temperature and pH-Dependent Stability of Mitragyna Alkaloids
Identification of metabolites and potential biomarkers of kratom in urine
CYP450-Mediated Metabolism of Mitragynine and Investigation of Metabolites in Human Urine
Identification of five mitragyna alkaloids in blood and tissues using liquid chromatography-quadrupole/time-of-flight mass spectrometry
Two-stage approach for the inference of the source of high-dimensional and complex chemical data in forensic science
Best Practices for Engaging Participants in Video Conferences
Assessment of Cognitive and Psychomotor Impairment, Subjective Effects, and Blood THC Concentrations Following Acute Administration of Oral and Vaporized Cannabis
Investigations on the Cellular and Morphologic Characteristics of Cranial Vault Fracture: Research and Development of a Time Since Fracture Protocol and Database
Biomechanical Characterization of Video Recorded Short Distance Falls in Children
NPS Discovery and the Hunt for New Drugs of Abuse
A Eukaryotic Community Succession Based Method for Postmortem Interval (PMI) Estimation of Decomposing Porcine Remains
Microhaplotypes: A Comprehensive Forensic DNA Marker