Hair analysis

mtGenome Sequencing of Human Hair Shafts Using an MPS Approach

2019-DU-BX-0045

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2019

$878,274

Personal Identification and Ancestral Characterization from Genetically Variant Peptides in Human Hair

2019-R2-CX-0051

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2019

$50,000

Wrongful Convictions: The Latest Scientific Research & Implications for Law Enforcement

March 2013

Series

Research for the Real World

What does science tell us about case factors that can lead to a wrongful conviction? Dr. Jon Gould of American University will discuss the findings of the first large-scale empirical study that has identified ten statistically significant factors that distinguish a wrongful conviction from a "near miss." (A "near miss" is a case in which an innocent defendant was acquitted or had charges dismissed before trial). Following Dr. Gould's presentation, Mr. John R.

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Conducting a Retroactive Review of Hair Microscopy Cases as a Matter of Shared Ethical and Professional Duty - Recorded Seminar at the NIJ 2015 Impression, Pattern and Trace Evidence Symposium

Date Published

August 2015

Publication Type

Technical Assistance, Program/Project Description, Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Just Science: Identification: Just the Molalla Forest Serial Killer

Date Published

February 2019

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Interview, Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

In-Brief Report Series: Beyond DNA - Sexual Assault Investigations

Date Published

January 2019

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Evaluating Analytical Parameters and Understanding Drug-Matrix Interactions in Forensic Hair Analysis

2018-75-CX-0037

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$400,349

Optimization of Pretreatment Parameters in Hair Analysis for Drugs of Abuse and Understanding Protein-Drug Physicochemical Interactions

2017-IJ-CX-0005

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$50,000

Using Isotopes in Human Hair to Reveal Personal Characteristics for Forensic Investigations

Date Published

April 22, 2018

Researchers investigate the potential of using isotopes in specific amino acids in human hair as a forensic tool to provide information about an individual's age, sex, race, body mass, genetic disorders, health, and region of origin.