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Identifying Plant Food Cells in Gastric Contents for Use in Forensic Investigations: A Laboratory Manual

NCJ Number

110008

Date Published

1988

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Training (Handbook/Manual)

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When DNA Is and Isn't Magic: A Conjunctive Analysis of How Context Matters in Homicide Investigations

NCJ Number

310072

Journal

Homicide Studies

Date Published

November 2024

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Who's Right: Different Outcomes When Police and Scientists View the Same Set of Homicide Events, New York City, 1988 (From Drugs and Violence: Cause, Correlates, and Consequences, P 239-264, 1990, Mario De La Rosa, Elizabeth Y Lambert, Bernard Gropper, eds. -- See NCJ-128781)

NCJ Number

128793

Date Published

1990

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Improving the Investigation of Violent Crime: The Homicide Investigation and Tracking System (HITS)

NCJ Number

138618

Date Published

1992

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The Daunting Task of Strengthening Medical Examiner and Coroner Investigations Across Hundreds of Jurisdictions

NCJ Number

308876

Date Published

April 2024

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NIJ

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Determining the Age-At-Death of Infants, Children, and Teens

NCJ Number

308875

Date Published

April 2024

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

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The Mortal Tragedy: Analyzing Body Disposal Patterns in Homicide Cases

15PNIJ-23-GG-01947-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$166,500

Just Science Podcast: Just Identifying Gacy's Victims Part 2

NCJ Number

305650

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Some content in this podcast may be considered sensitive and may evoke emotional responses, or may not be appropriate for younger audiences.

Date Published

December 2022

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Examining the changing dynamics of homicide in Los Angeles: 1990 - present

15PNIJ-22-GG-01422-RESS

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Funding First Awarded

2022

$877,000

Just Science Podcast: Just Forensic Archaeology and Body Dump Sites

NCJ Number

305135

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Date Published

August 2022

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What's Possible with Rapid DNA Technology?

August 2022

Series

Justice Today Podcast

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.

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What's Possible with Rapid DNA Technology?

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What’s Possible with Rapid DNA Technology?

Tale of Two Countries: International Fraud-Detection Homicide

NCJ Number

227042

Journal

Forensic Examiner

Date Published

2008

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Lull Before the Storm: Adult Children Who Kill Their Parents

NCJ Number

226976

Journal

The Forensic Examiner

Date Published

2008

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NIJ

Publication Type

Instructional Material

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Just Science Podcast: Just Fingerprints and Lasers

NCJ Number

255877

Date Published

November 2020

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Publication Type

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

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HTML | iTunes (Audio)

Forensic Evidence in Homicide Investigations and Prosecutions

NCJ Number

249396

Journal

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Date Published

September 2015

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Report Examines Cold Case Investigative Practices and Outcomes

NCJ Number

242254

Date Published

May 2012

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Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation, Issue Overview

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Field Documentation of Unusual Post-Mortem Arthropod Activity on Human Remains

NCJ Number

249405

Journal

Journal of Medical Entomology

Date Published

January 2015

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Time Proves the Crime

NCJ Number

211888

Journal

Techbeat

Date Published

2002

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Carcass Mass Has Little Influence on the Structure of Gravesoil Microbial Communities

NCJ Number

249974

Journal

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Date Published

January 2016

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Crack, Street Gangs, and Violence

NCJ Number

133306

Journal

Criminology

Date Published

1991

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

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This Isn't CSI: Estimating the National Backlog of Forensic DNA Cases and the Barriers Associated With Case Processing

NCJ Number

213102

Journal

Criminal Justice Policy Review

Date Published

March 2006

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Novel Approach To Determine Post Mortem Interval Using Neutron Radiography

NCJ Number

249321

Journal

Forensic Science International

Date Published

June 2015

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Exploring the Recent Surge in Youth Homicide Rates: Geographic Variations (From Nature of Homicide: Trends and Changes - Proceedings of the 1996 Meeting of the Homicide Research Working Group, Santa Monica, California, P 58-62, 1996, Pamela K Lattimore and Cynthia A Nahabedian, eds. - See NCJ- 16614

NCJ Number

168573

Date Published

1996

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Publication Type

Survey

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An Evaluation of Sampling Methods Used To Produce Insect Growth Models for Postmortem Interval Estimation

NCJ Number

249354

Journal

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Date Published

March 2015

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Influence of Forensic Evidence on the Case Outcomes of Homicide Incidents

NCJ Number

233236

Journal

Journal of Criminal Justice

Date Published

November 2010

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Report (Study/Research)

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