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The Off-season of Dental Cementum Investigations. A Critical Appraisal of Season-of-death Prediction in Medico-legal Investigations

Journal

Archives of Legal Medicine

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Date Published

2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Wastewater Surveillance for Xylazine in Kentucky

Journal

AJPM Focus

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Date Published

2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

In Vitro Structure-activity Relationships and Forensic Case Series of Emerging 2-benzylbenzimidazole 'Nitazene' Opioids

Journal

Archives of Toxicology

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Date Published

September 2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Improving Consistency in Forensic Reporting Through DEA's GUARDS Comprehensive Methodology

Event Dates

December 5, 2024, 10:00 am – December 5, 2024, 4:30 pm Eastern

Location

Online

United States

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Not Required

Objective Image Analysis for the Interpretation of Colorimetric Tests for Drugs of Abuse

DJO-NIJ-22-RO-0009

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2022

$80,000

Postmortem CT Scans Supplement and Replace Full Autopsies

Date Published

November 12, 2024

As medical examiner and coroner offices nationwide face a severe shortage of forensic pathologists, New Mexico has pioneered the use of CT scans to reduce autopsy numbers and reduce costs.

Exposure to Child Sexual Abuse Material among Law Enforcement Investigators: Exploring Trauma and Resilience Profiles

Journal

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

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Date Published

October 2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Recovery and Detection of Ignitable Liquid Residues from the Substrates by Solid Phase Microextraction – Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry

Journal

Forensic Chemistry

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Date Published

December 2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Emotional Wellbeing and Cognitive Appraisals among Law Enforcement Exposed to Child Sexual Abuse Material: A Mixed Methods Study

Journal

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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Date Published

March 2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Sexual Posttraumatic Stress among Investigators of Child Sexual Abuse Material

Journal

Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice

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Date Published

August 2023

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Trauma Behind the Keyboard: Exploring Disparities in Child Sexual Abuse Material Exposure and Mental Health Factors among Police Investigators and Forensic Examiners, A Network Analysis

Journal

Child Abuse & Neglect

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Date Published

June 2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Correlates of Intimate Relationship Satisfaction Among Investigators of Child Sexual Abuse

Journal

Frontiers in Public Health

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Date Published

November 2023

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

A Self-assessment Tool for Helping Identify Police Burnout Among Investigators of Child Sexual Abuse Material

Journal

AJPM Focus

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Date Published

2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

The Mental Health of Officials who Regularly Examine Child Sexual Abuse Material: Strategies for Harm Mitigation

Journal

BMC Psychiatry

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Date Published

December 2023

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Direct Comparison of Body Fluid Identification Technologies

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Date Published

2024

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NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Postmortem CT Scans Supplement and Replace Full Autopsies

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Date Published

2024

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NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Enhanced Sensitivity and Homogeneity of SERS Signals on Plasmonic Substrate When Coupled to Paper Spray Ionization-Mass Spectrometry

Journal

Chemosensors

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Date Published

September 2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Evaluation of Cannabis Product Mislabeling: The Development of a Unified Cannabinoid LC-MS/MS Method to Analyze E-liquids and Edible Products

Journal

Talanta

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Date Published

December 2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Technical note: Measuring Bicondylar Length in Computed Tomography Data

Journal

American Journal of Biological Anthropology

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Date Published

October 2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

An Electrochemical Perspective on Reaction Acceleration in Microdroplets

Journal

Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry

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Date Published

2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

High-throughput LC-PDA Method for Determination of Δ9-THC and Related Cannabinoids in Cannabis Sativa

Journal

Forensic Chemistry

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Date Published

December 2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

OpenSense: An Open-World Sensing Framework for Incremental Learning and Dynamic Sensor Scheduling on Embedded Edge Devices

Journal

IEEE Internet of Things Journal

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Date Published

2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Four-year Evaluation of Drug-impaired Driving Drug Concentrations

Journal

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

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Date Published

2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Quantitative Evaluation of Hemp-Derived Vape Products for Accurate Labeling, Identification of Unknowns, and Stability

DJO-NIJ-25-RO-0003

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$300,000

Guiding Interpretation: Leveraging High-Density SNP Data from Major U.S. Populations for Forensic Genetic Analyses

DJO-NIJ-25-RO-0002

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$990,468