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Gunshot Residue in a Non-Firearm Detainee Population

Date Published

January 2016

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Differential Sampling of Footwear To Separate Relevant Evidentiary Particles From Background Noise

Date Published

February 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Applied Research, Development, and Method Validation for a Statistically Based Comparison of Tool Marks Using GelSight-Based Three Dimensional Imaging and Novel Comparison Algorithms for Firearm Forensics

Date Published

March 2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

NIJ FY17 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting Program (SAFE-ITR)

Closing Date

April 28, 2017

Forensic Optical Topography: Landscape Study

Date Published

December 2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review

Video: The National Sexual Assault Policy Symposium

Date Published

February 2017

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NIJ

Publication Type

Issue Overview

The National Sexual Assault Policy Symposium

February 2017

Learn about the NIJ National Sexual Assault Policy Symposium held in September 2016 from its audience members and organizers. The Symposium focused on how the nation is moving forward and finding solutions to the complex issues that arise in sexual assault cases and in testing sexual assault evidence.

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Looking Ahead: The National Sexual Assault Policy Symposium

Date Published

February 22, 2017

The National Institute of Justice, through the Forensic Technology Center of Excellence, hosted Looking Ahead: The National Sexual Assault Policy Symposium on September 8-9, 2016, in Washington, DC.

Law Enforcement Guidance Concerning Suspected Unauthorized UAS Operations: White Paper

Date Published

July 2016

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Issue Overview, Report (Grant Sponsored), Legislation/Policy Analysis

Applying Internal Validation Guidelines for Expanded STR Loci Kits

Date Published

January 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material

Federal Investment in Forensic Science Research and Development

Date Published

December 2016

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Reference Material, Program/Project Description, Grants and Funding

What Every First Responding Officer Should Know About DNA Evidence

Date Published

January 2000

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Training (Aid/Material)

Electronic Crime Scene Investigation: A Guide for First Responders, Second Edition

Date Published

April 2008

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Training (Handbook/Manual)

DNA: A Prosecutor's Practice Notebook

Date Published

July 2007

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Training

Test Results for Digital Data Acquisition Tool: FTK Imager 2.5.3.14

Date Published

June 2008

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NIJ

Publication Type

Test/Measurement

Electronic Crime Scene Investigation: A Guide for First Responders

Date Published

July 2001

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Instructional Material

Laboratory Auditing and Accreditation: A CD-Based Workshop

Date Published

January 2001

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Guideline

Reconstructing Fragmentary Skeletal Remains

Date Published

February 2017

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Reconstructing Fragmentary Skeletal Remains

Degraded Ignitable Liquids Database: An Applied Study of Weathering and Bacterial Degradation on the Chromatographic Patterns of ASTM E 1618 Ignitable Liquid Classes

Date Published

December 2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Statistical Methods for Combining Multivariate and Categorical Data in Postmortem Interval Estimation

Date Published

December 2016

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Graphical User Interface for Multi-Factorial Age-At-Death Estimation Method Using Fuzzy Integrals

Date Published

December 2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Grants and Funding

Citrate Content of Bone: A Potential Measure of Postmortem Interval

Date Published

August 2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Grants and Funding

Evaluation of Osteometric Measurements in Forensic Anthropology

Date Published

April 2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Grants and Funding

NIJ FY17 Forensic DNA Laboratory Efficiency Improvement and Capacity Enhancement Program

Closing Date

March 13, 2017