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NIJ FY 12 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing

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NIJ seeks proposals for funding to: (1) assist eligible entities in performing DNA analysis on unidentified human remains and/or reference samples to support the efforts of States and units of local government to identify missing persons, (2) enter the resulting DNA profiles into the FBI's National DNA Index System using the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) version 7.0, and (3) enter any relevant case information...

NIJ FY 12 Solving Cold Cases with DNA

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NIJ seeks proposals from States and units of local government for funding to identify, review, and investigate "violent crime cold cases" that have the potential to be solved using DNA analysis, and to locate and analyze the biological evidence associated with these cases. Experience has shown that cold case programs can solve a substantial number of violent crime cold cases, including homicides and sexual assaults...

NIJ FY 12 Replication Research on Sexual Violence Case Attrition

Closing Date
NIJ seeks proposals for funding research to replicate the study, "Police Decision Making in Sexual Assault Cases: An Analysis of Crimes Reported to the Los Angeles Police Department, 2006-2008" (NIJ grant 2009-WG-BX-0009) in six to eight sites. Sites should cover urban, suburban, and rural areas. Proposals should, to the extent possible, replicate the mixed-methods design and analytic approach found in the final technical report and...