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Development of Synthetically Generated LEA Signatures to Generalize Probability of False Positive Identification Estimates

Date Published

October 2012

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes

Closing Date

April 1, 2013

NIJ FY 13 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes

Closing Date

April 1, 2013

Application of Fluorescence Line Narrowing Spectroscopy to Forensic Fiber Examination

Date Published

April 2011

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Denver DNA Efficiency Improvement Project, Final Technical Report

Date Published

November 2012

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

Physical Matching Verification

Date Published

May 2010

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Application of Spatial Statistics to Latent Print Identifications: Towards Improved Forensic Science Methodologies

Date Published

November 2012

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Evaluation and Application of Polynomial Texture Mapping (PTM) in the area of Shoe/Tire Impression Evidence

Date Published

September 2008

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Elemental Analysis of Glass by SEM-EDS, uXRF, LIBS and LA-ICP-MS

Date Published

April 2011

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

DNA Sample Collection from Arrestees

Improving Evidence Screening Efficiency Using a Biological Processing Laboratory

Date Published

November 2012

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

Internet Evidence Finder, Version 5.6.0, Evaluation Report

Date Published

November 2012

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Test/Measurement, Program/Project Evaluation

NIJ-Hosted Online Training Courses

NIJ offers free, self-paced online courses.

Course Catalog

Forensic Analysts

• Laboratory Orientation and Testing of Body Fluids and Tissues
• Laboratory Safety Programs
• DNA Extraction and Quantitation
• Crime Scene and DNA Basics for Forensic Analysts
• STR Data Analysis and Interpretation
• Population Genetics and Statistics
• Communication Skills, Report Writing, and Courtroom Testimony
• Non-STR DNA Markers: SNPs, Y-STRs, LCN...

Coroner Investigations of Suspicious Elder Deaths

Date Published

July 2012

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Drugs and Crime Research Projects

Development of an Expert System for Automated Forensic Mitochondrial DNA Data Analysis

Date Published

September 2012

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Exonerations Resulting from NIJ Postconviction DNA Testing Funding

Research on DNA's Role in Uncovering Wrongful Convictions

Forensic Toxicology Research and Development

Overview of Questioned Documents

NIJ FY12 Office of Research and Evaluation ORE Continuations

2011-DN-BX-0002

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2012

$515,000

Survey of Law Enforcement Forensic Evidence Processing 2007

Date Published

October 2009

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Survey

Development of an Automated Holographic Optical Trapping Method for Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Analysis

Date Published

December 2011

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

QuantAssure Cassette Development Research

Date Published

2011

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Technical)

High Throughput Mass Spectrometry to Exploit Genetic Differences in Same-Length STR Alleles

Date Published

2011

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)