Embracing Next Generation Methods for Forensic DNA Sequence Analysis
Date Published
November 2019
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Forensic sciences
Skin Microbe Colonies Used for Human Identification
Date Published
November 2019
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Advancing the Statistical Interpretation of Forensic DNA Data Samples
Date Published
October 2019
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
National Institute of Justice: Strengthening Science and Advancing Justice
October 2019
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Combined Temperature and Humidity Control to Tune Latent Fingermark Development by Superglue Fuming
Date Published
April 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Program/Project Description
Characterization and Comparison of Tape Evidence Using Elemental Profiling Methods and Chemometric Analyses
Date Published
June 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Program/Project Description
Substrate Pyrolysis Database Expansion, Evaluation, and Use
Date Published
October 2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Program/Project Evaluation
Temperature Sensors Embedded in Paint for Fire Debris Analysis and Arson Scene Investigations
Date Published
January 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Program/Project Description
Finding the Region of Origin of Blood Spatters in Complex Situations: Novel Physics-Based Methods and Tools
Date Published
April 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Program/Project Description
A Brief History of NIJ
Journal
NIJ Journal
Date Published
October 2019
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Data from the DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Grant Program
Program Moved
This program was transferred to the Bureau of Justice Assistance. Learn more about the program on BJA.ojp.gov.
The goal of NIJ's DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) program is to assist States and units of local government with existing crime laboratories to increase the capacity of publicly funded forensic DNA and DNA database laboratories to process more DNA samples, thereby helping...
Notes From the Field: Expanding the Cold Case Team Beyond Law Enforcement
Date Published
October 2019
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Issue Overview
How It Got There: Associating Individual DNA Profiles with Specific Body Fluids in Mixtures Using Targeted Digital Gene Expression and RNA-SNP Identification
Date Published
September 2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Validation of a Probe Capture Next-Generation Sequencing Assay for Whole Mitochondrial Genome Analysis
Date Published
October 2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Advanced Statistical Population Genetics Methods for Forensic DNA Identification
Date Published
January 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Just Science: DNA: Just Investigative Genetic Genealogy
Date Published
October 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Interview
Powerful Forensic Markers Optimized for Massively Parallel Sequencing
Date Published
May 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
NIJ Journal Issue No. 281
Date Published
2019
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Collected Work
Notes From the Field
Those working in the criminal justice system should always use research and evidence to inform their policies, practices, and work. However, leaders often need to make decisions based on limited information and under unpredictable or even volatile circumstances. Sometimes there simply isn’t research available yet to help inform decisions on emerging issues.
Notes From the Field is not a research-based publication. Instead, it presents lessons...
The Impact of National Institute of Justice's Solving Cold Cases With DNA Program
Date Published
July 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Description