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Oklahoma Methamphetamine Data Initiative: Final Research Report

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Date Published

July 2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Next Generation Sequencing Virtual Roundtable: Perspectives from Early Adopters and Researchers

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Date Published

August 2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Implementation Strategies: Next Generation Sequencing for DNA Analysis

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Date Published

September 2021

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Issue Overview

Addressing the Challenges of Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault

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Date Published

2024

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NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Improving Sexual Assault Kit Outcomes

Date Published

September 12, 2024

Researchers have identified connections between the development of a CODIS-eligible DNA profile and attributes associated with sexual assault victims and assault characteristics.

Child Trauma: Determining Accidental Injury From Intentional Abuse

Date Published

September 12, 2024

NIJ has funded academic institutions and medical examiners’ offices to research the determination of intentional versus accidental trauma in infants and children.

NIJ FY24 Invited to Apply – Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Program

Closing Date

September 18, 2024

Grants.gov Deadline

September 11, 2024

Application JustGrants Deadline

September 18, 2024

2024 NIJ Forensic Science Graduate Research Symposium

Event Dates

September 19, 2024, 1:00 pm – September 19, 2024, 3:00 pm Eastern

Location

Online

United States

Event Type

Symposium

Registration Status

Not Required

Series

NIJ Forensic Science Graduate Research Symposium

Population Genetic Issues for Forensic DNA Profiles - Draft Final Report, January 1, 2021 - June 30, 2023

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Date Published

2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Technology Use Among the Nation’s Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices: Data from the 2018 Census of Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices

Journal

Forensic Science International: Synergy

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Date Published

2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

The Impacts of Governing Agency: A Comparison of Resources in the Patchwork of Medicolegal Death Investigation Systems

Journal

Forensic Science International: Synergy

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Date Published

April 2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Improved Nucleic Acid Recovery From Trace and Degraded Samples Using Affinity Purification

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Date Published

2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Automatic Acquisition and Identification of Footwear Class Characteristics

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Date Published

July 2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

What’s That Drug? Fast Screening of Seized Drugs

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Date Published

August 2024

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

What’s That Drug? Fast Screening of Seized Drugs

Date Published

August 5, 2024

NIJ-funded scientists from West Virginia University develop quick, easy, and accurate drug tests.

Laboratory Information Management Systems in Forensic Science Service Provider Laboratories: Current State and Next Generation

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Date Published

July 2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Reference Material

Success Story: NIJ and The Virginia Department of Forensic Science Advancing Drug Analysis in Forensic Toxicology for Enhanced Judicial Outcomes

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Date Published

July 2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

The Forensic Examination and Comparison of Plastic Garbage Bags

Event Dates

August 20, 2024, 1:00 pm – August 20, 2024, 2:00 pm Eastern

Location

Online

United States

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Not Required

Extending the Discussion on Inconsistency in Forensic Decisions and Results

Journal

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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Date Published

June 2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Just Science Podcast: Just Increasing Access To Drug-Checking Services

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Date Published

July 2024

Agencies

BJA-Sponsored

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Using Objective Criteria for Bloodstain Pattern Classification

Event Dates

August 1, 2024, 1:00 pm – August 1, 2024, 2:00 pm Eastern

Location

Online

United States

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Not Required

Three-Dimensional-Printed Instrument for Isothermal Nucleic Acid Amplification with Real-Time Colorimetric Imaging

Journal

Micromachines

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Date Published

February 2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Personal Identification Using Frontal Sinus Coding Methods: The Effect of Mixed Image Modality Comparisons

Journal

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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Date Published

April 2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Assessment of Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Evidence Selection Leading to Development of SAK Evidence Machine-Learning Model (SAK-ML Model)

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Date Published

2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Evaluating a Statistical Method for Comparison of Mass Spectra of Novel Psychoactive Substance

Event Dates

July 25, 2024, 1:00 pm – July 25, 2024, 2:00 pm Eastern

Location

Online

United States

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Not Required

Series

2024 Cannabinoid Conundrum Webinar Series