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The Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories (Public Labs) program’s intent is to fund research and evaluation studies that produce practical knowledge that has potential to improve the examination and interpretation of physical evidence for criminal justice purposes. Projects should take into consideration efficiency, accuracy, reliability, and cost-effectiveness of methods and technology that may need...
NIJ seeks proposals for research, evaluation, and validation projects that will: (1) inform the forensic community of best practices through the evaluation of existing laboratory protocols, (2) result in the production of a validated method(s) that may be replicated by other laboratories in the forensic community, and (3) have a direct and immediate impact on laboratory efficiency and assist in making laboratory policy decisions. The...
