Determining the Age-At-Death of Infants, Children, and Teens
Date Published
April 2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ
Homicide investigations
The Mortal Tragedy: Analyzing Body Disposal Patterns in Homicide Cases
15PNIJ-23-GG-01947-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$166,500
Examining the changing dynamics of homicide in Los Angeles: 1990 - present
15PNIJ-22-GG-01422-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$877,000
What’s Possible with Rapid DNA Technology?
August 2022
Series
NIJ scientist Tracey Johnson joins science writer Sarah Michaud in this episode. They discuss Rapid DNA technology, and Tracey explains the complexities of this technology – its pitfalls and its possibilities.
Reading and Resources from NIJ:
Creating a 3D microbial and chemical snapshot of a human habitat
Date Published
2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Just Science Podcast: Just Fingerprints and Lasers
Date Published
November 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Interview,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Report Examines Cold Case Investigative Practices and Outcomes
Date Published
May 2012
Publication Type
Overview Text
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Novel Approach To Determine Post Mortem Interval Using Neutron Radiography
Date Published
June 2015
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
An Evaluation of Sampling Methods Used To Produce Insect Growth Models for Postmortem Interval Estimation
Date Published
March 2015
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
This Isn't CSI: Estimating the National Backlog of Forensic DNA Cases and the Barriers Associated With Case Processing
Date Published
March 2006
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Carcass Mass Has Little Influence on the Structure of Gravesoil Microbial Communities
Date Published
January 2016
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Discordance Between Morphological Species Identification and mtDNA Phylogeny in the Flesh Fly Genus Ravinia (Diptera : Sarcophagidae)
Date Published
March 2015
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Serial Killer Connections Through Cold Cases
Date Published
June 2020
Agencies
NIJ
Notes from the Field: A Multijurisdictional Team Moved Cold Cases to the Front Burner
Date Published
December 2019
Agencies
NIJ
Notes From the Field: Expanding the DNA Database to Solve Cold Cases
Date Published
November 2019
Agencies
NIJ
Notes From the Field: Expanding the Cold Case Team Beyond Law Enforcement
Date Published
October 2019
Agencies
NIJ
How It Got There: Associating Individual DNA Profiles with Specific Body Fluids in Mixtures Using Targeted Digital Gene Expression and RNA-SNP Identification
Date Published
September 2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
The Impact of National Institute of Justice's Solving Cold Cases With DNA Program
Date Published
July 2019
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Instructional Material (Programmed),
Grants and Funding
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Expert Panel Issues New Best Practices Guide for Cold Case Investigation
Date Published
September 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Germ-Line Transformation of Forensically Important Flies
2019-DU-BX-0013
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$279,983
Is It Old Age, Abuse or Homicide? Using Forensic Markers and Technology To Detect Elder Abuse and Neglect - Panel discussion at the 2009 NIJ Conference
Date Published
June 2009
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Presentation (Multimedia),
Conference Material
Agencies
NIJ
Solve Crime. Build Trust? Investigating Homicides and Shootings in Los Angeles
2018-75-CX-0003
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$500,000
Just Science Podcast: Just Case Studies: Episode 23: Two Murders, One Trace Fiber
Date Published
October 2017
Publication Type
Technical Assistance,
Interview,
Instructional Material (Programmed),
Case Study
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
What Every First Responding Officer Should Know About DNA Evidence
Date Published
January 2000
Publication Type
Training (Aid/Material)
Agencies
NIJ
Statistical Methods for Combining Multivariate and Categorical Data in Postmortem Interval Estimation
Date Published
December 2016
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored