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Application of a Modified 3D-PCSI-MS Ion Source to On-Site, Trace Evidence Processing via Integrated Vacuum Collection

Journal

Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry

Date Published

January 2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

A Feasibility Study of Direct Analysis in Real Time-Mass Spectrometry for Screening Organic Gunshot Residues from various Substrates

Journal

Analytical Methods

Date Published

2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Transfer and Persistence Studies of Inorganic and Organic Gunshot Residues using Synthetic Skin Membranes

Journal

Forensic Chemistry

Date Published

July 2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Capabilities and Limitations of GC-MS and LC-MS/MS for Trace Detection of Organic Gunshot Residues from Skin Specimens

Journal

Forensic Chemistry

Date Published

May 2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

A Novel Two-Step Method for the Detection of Organic Gunshot Residue for Forensic Purposes: Fast Fluorescence Imaging Followed by Raman Microspectroscopic Identification

Journal

Analytical Chemistry

Date Published

2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Raman Microspectroscopic Mapping as a Tool for Detection of Gunshot Residue on Adhesive Tape

Journal

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Date Published

2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Forensic Science (2011)

Journal

Analytical Chemistry

Date Published

2011

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Organic Gunshot Residue: Detection, Identification, and Characterization for Forensic Purposes

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Thesis/Dissertation

Raman Spectroscopy for Forensic Purposes: Recent Applications for Serology and Gunshot Residue Analysis

Journal

Trac-Trends in Analytical Chemistry

Date Published

June 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Police Crime Lab Accreditation Initiative

The Impact of False or Misleading Forensic Evidence on Wrongful Convictions

Response to commentary on "Transfer and persistence studies of inorganic and organic gunshot residues using synthetic skin membranes"

Journal

Forensic Chemistry

Date Published

2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

NIJ Awards $16M to Support Forensic Science Research

On September 26, 2023, NIJ announced $16 million in new funding to support 33 projects under the FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes solicitation. Through this program, NIJ continues to advance the speed, accuracy, and reliability of forensic analysis, which ultimately bolsters the administration of justice.

Funding Highlights for Fiscal Year 2023

Since 2009, NIJ has invested nearly $300 million...

Evolution of LIBS technology to mobile instrumentation for expediting firearm-related investigations at the laboratory and the crime scene

Journal

Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy

Date Published

2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Strengthening Scientific Foundations for Advancing Best Practices in the Collection, Storage, Analysis, and Interpretation of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot Residues

15PNIJ-23-GG-04218-SLFO

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$564,733

Accuracy, Efficacy, and Reproducibility of Muzzle-to-Target Distance Determination using Gunshot Residue

15PNIJ-23-GG-04222-MUMU

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$872,282

Trends in composition, collection, persistence, and analysis of IGSR and OGSR: A review

Journal

Forensic Chemistry

Date Published

June 2020

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Identification and highly selective differentiation of organic gunshot residues utilizing their elemental and molecular signatures

Journal

Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy

Date Published

April 2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Fluid mechanics of blood motion resulting from common bloodletting events

Date Published

August 2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Thesis/Dissertation

Vibrational Spectroscopy: The New Horizon for Gunshot Residue Analysis (Chapter 2 of Forensic Analysis of Gunshot Residue, 3D-Printed Firearms, and Gunshot Injuries: Current Research and Future Perspectives)

Date Published

January 2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Electrochemical and mass spectrometry methods for identification of gunshot residues (GSR) in forensic investigations

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Thesis/Dissertation, Research (Applied/Empirical)

Elemental Characterization of Leaded and Lead-Free Inorganic Primer Gunshot Residue Standards Using Single Particle Inductively Coupled Plasma Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry

Journal

Applied Spectroscopy

Date Published

November 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Prevalence and probabilistic assessment of organic and inorganic gunshot residue and background profiles using LIBS, electrochemistry, and SEM-EDS

Journal

Forensic Chemistry

Date Published

July 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Fast Screening of Gunshot Residue Aims to Modernize Practice

Date Published

November 2022

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Fast Screening of Gunshot Residue Aims to Modernize Practice

Date Published

December 1, 2022

NIJ-funded researchers create unprecedented gunshot residue dataset to develop a quick, dual-detection method for gunshot residue detection.