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Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice, FY 2019

Closing Date

April 19, 2019

NIJ seeks applications for funding investigator-initiated, interdisciplinary research and evaluation projects related to the administration of justice in three areas: (1) eyewitness evidence; (2) police deflection strategies; and (3) forensic science testimony.

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

Just Science: Just Mass Casualty Events

Date Published

January 2019

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Just Science: Just Transparency in Public Communications

Date Published

January 2019

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Familial DNA Searching - an Emerging Forensic Investigative Tool

Date Published

January 2019

Publication Type

Survey, Statistics, Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Just Science: Just Blind Proficiency Testing

Date Published

January 2019

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Just Science: Just a Paradigm Shift for Forensic Scientists

Date Published

December 2018

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Capturing Human Trafficking Victimization Through Crime Reporting

Date Published

January 2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Comprehensive School Safety Initiative Awards for FY 2014

Date Published

October 2014

Publication Type

Technical Assistance, Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Annual/Periodic), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description, Grants and Funding

Agencies

NIJ

2011 DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 Report to Congress

Date Published

March 2012

Agencies

NIJ

Genome-Wide Forensic DNA Analysis

Date Published

November 2015

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Molecular Tools for Low-Template DNA Analysis

Date Published

March 2016

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Measuring Rates of mtDNA Heteroplasmy and Assessing Transmission of Variants

Date Published

December 2016

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Automated Sperm Detection for Screening and Analysis of Sexual Assault Evidence Samples

Date Published

April 2013

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Feasibility and Guidance Study for Forensic DNA

Date Published

November 2017

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Transcriptome Sequencing of Forensically Relevant Biological Fluids and Tissues To Optimize Degradation Analysis for Sample Age Estimation

Date Published

December 2017

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Population Genetic Issues for Forensic DNA Profiles - Draft Final, Report January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2017

Date Published

November 2017

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Automation of Differential Extraction With Sperm Quantitation Using Microfluidic-lntegrated Shadow Imaging System for Forensic Applications

Date Published

February 2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Assessing Sample Preparation Methods for Emerging DNA Sequencing Technologies in Human Forensic mtDNA Analysis Applications

Date Published

October 2016

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Raman Spectroscopy For Analyzing Body Fluid Traces, Stain Aging, Differentiation Between Races, Genders And Species

Date Published

July 2017

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Deep Sequencing for Identification and Characterization of MicroRNAs in Forensically Important Biological Fluids

Date Published

May 2016

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Body Fluid Analysis by Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Forensic Applications

Date Published

July 2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Molecular Characterization of Trace Biological Evidence for the Optimized Recovery and Analysis of 'Touch DNA'

Date Published

September 2014

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Development of a Proteomic Assay for Menstrual Blood, Vaginal Fluid and Species Identification

Date Published

December 2016

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

On-Site Confirmatory Test for Tissue Type and Specimen Age

Date Published

July 2014

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored