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Identifying Challenges to Improve the Investigation and Prosecution of State and Local Human Trafficking Cases: Executive Summary

NCJ Number

238817

Date Published

April 2012

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Publication Link

PDF

Evaluating High Dynamic Range (HDR) Processing with Regards to the Presence of Individualizing Characteristics in Shoeprint Impressions

NCJ Number

238743

Date Published

2012

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Publication Link

PDF

Enhancing Scene Processing Protocols to Improve Victim Identification and Field Detection of Human Remains in Mass Fatality Scenes

NCJ Number

238744

Date Published

2012

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Instructional Material

Publication Link

PDF

Case Characteristics of Untested Sexual Assault Kits in Los Angeles

Specific Heat Capacity Thermal Function of the Cyanoacrylate Fingerprint Development Process, 2012

NCJ Number

238263

Date Published

March 2012

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Publication Link

PDF

Cold-Case Investigations: An Analysis of Current Practices and Factors Associated with Successful Outcomes

NCJ Number

237558

Date Published

January 2011

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Survey, Report (Study/Research)

Publication Link

PDF

Cold Case Investigations: An Analysis of Current Practices and Factors Associated with Successful Outcomes, Executive Summary

NCJ Number

237971

Date Published

October 2011

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Summary), Report (Study/Research)

Publication Link

PDF

NIJ FY 12 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing

Closing Date

May 29, 2012

NIJ FY 12 Solving Cold Cases with DNA

Closing Date

May 21, 2012

Toward a Better Way to Interview Child Victims of Sexual Abuse

NCJ Number

233282

Journal

NIJ Journal

Date Published

March 2011

Agencies

NIJ

Series

NIJ Journal

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Evaluation

Publication Link

PDF | HTML

Utility of Whole-Body Computed Tomography Imaging in Post Mortem Detection of Elder Abuse and Neglect: Comparison With and Potential Substitution for Standard Autopsy

NCJ Number

237613

Date Published

December 2011

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Publication Link

PDF

NIJ FY 12 Replication Research on Sexual Violence Case Attrition

Closing Date

April 24, 2012

Fire and Arson Scene Evidence: A Guide for Public Safety Personnel

NCJ Number

181584

Date Published

June 2000

Agencies

NIJ

Series

NIJ Research Report

Publication Type

Instructional Material

Publication Link

Original 2000 Edition (PDF) | Update June 1, 2009 (HTML)

How Collaboration Between Researchers and Police Chiefs Can Improve the Quality of Sexual Assault Investigations: A Look at Los Angeles - Panel discussion at the 2011 NIJ Conference

NCJ Number

236737

Date Published

June 2011

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Program/Project Description, Presentation, Conference Material

Publication Link

Video | Transcript

Policing and Prosecuting Sexual Assault in Los Angeles City and County: A Collaborative Study in Partnership With the Los Angeles Police Department, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, and the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office

NCJ Number

237582

Date Published

February 2012

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Publication Link

PDF

Fire Pattern Repeatability: A Laboratory Study on Gypsum Wallboard

NCJ Number

234312

Date Published

September 2010

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Publication Link

PDF

Decrease the Number of Contract Laboratory Cases Awaiting Data Review While Improving DNA Analysis Efficiency

NCJ Number

236693

Date Published

November 2011

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Publication Link

PDF

Moving the Work of Criminal Investigators Towards Crime Control

NCJ Number

232994

Date Published

March 2011

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Issue Overview

Publication Link

PDF

Enhanced Studies of LC/MS/MS Capabilities to Analyze Toxicology Postmortem Samples

NCJ Number

230032

Date Published

March 2010

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Publication Link

PDF

Investigation and Prosecution of Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, and Stalking

NCJ Number

236429

Date Published

August 2010

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Publication Link

PDF

Rapid STR Prescreening of Forensic Samples at the Crime Scene

NCJ Number

236434

Date Published

February 2011

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Publication Link

PDF

UNTHSC Proposal for the Management and Support of the National Missing and Unidentified Person System

2011-MU-BX-K063

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2011

$2,600,000

Matching Forensic Sketches to Large Face Image Databases

2011-IJ-CX-K057

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2011

$459,983

Forensic Evidence in Homicide Investigations

2011-DN-BX-0007

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2011

$199,341

The Impact of Forensic Evidence on Arrest and Prosecution

2011-DN-BX-0003

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2011

$174,668