Forensic sciences

Advancing Justice for the Missing and Unidentified Through Research - 2024 NIJ Research Conference

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September 2024

Forensic science research is developing essential knowledge to fill in the holes in death investigations, creating new ways to identify challenging skeletal remains. These methods inform cause of death, time of death, and familial relationships to guide investigations, identify suspects, support prosecutions, and bring justice to families.

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Forensic Biology Research and Development at NIJ

Forensic Biology involves the collection, study, and analysis of biological material on evidence from crime scenes to provide unbiased, scientific reports for a criminal or civil court case to give a better understanding of the crime that occurred. Historically, one of the earliest forensic biologists was Sir Alec Jeffreys in 1985 using DNA fingerprinting or DNA typing to individually identify humans.[1] He targeted variable...

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Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy in Forensic Analysis

Journal
Reviews in Analytical Chemistry
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Date Published
August 2024
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NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

Ethyl Acetate in E-liquids: Implications for Breath Testing

Journal
Journal of Analytical Toxicology
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Date Published
July 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)