Law enforcement
Beyond DNA - The Role of Physical Evidence in Sexual Assault Investigations
Beyond DNA - The Role of Biological Evidence in Sexual Assault Investigations
Success Story: Advancing 3D Virtual Microscopy for Firearm Forensics
Conducting a Forensic Facility Needs Assessment Using Lean Facility Design: A Case Example
Notes from the Field: Creating the 'Connected Cop' Through a Broadband Network
NIJ's Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Scholars Programs
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The National Institute of Justice’s (NIJ) Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Scholars Program strengthens the research capabilities of law enforcement professionals and agencies. Reflecting NIJ’s commitment to improving police policy and practice through scientific evidence, the LEADS Scholars Program develops and empowers the next generation of American law enforcement leaders to conduct...
Notes from the Field: A Multijurisdictional Team Moved Cold Cases to the Front Burner
Identifying Law Enforcement Needs for Conducting Criminal Investigations Involving Evidence on the Dark Web
Forensic Familial and Moderate Stringency DNA Searches: Policies and Practices in the U.S., England, and Wales
Post-Coital DNA Recovery in Minority Proxy Couples
Case Deconstruction of Criminal Investigative Failures
Analysis of DNA From Post-blast Pipe Bomb Fragments for Identification and Determination of Ancestry
HIrisPlex-S system for eye, hair, and skin color prediction from DNA: Massively parallel sequencing solutions for two common forensically used platforms
Evaluation and Optimization of DNA Recovery and Amplification From Bullet Cartridge Cases
Firearm Forensics Black-Box Studies for Examiners and Algorithms using Measured 3D Surface Topographies
Strengthening the Evaluation and Interpretation of Glass Evidence Using Statistical Analysis of Collection Sets and Databases of Refractive Index and Elemental Data
Law Enforcement Looks to Research to Help Fight the Opioid Crisis
Mental Illness, Police Use of Force, and Citizen Injury
Notes from the Field: Snapshot of the United States Indian Policing Academy
Law Enforcement Looks to Research to Help Fight the Opioid Crisis
For law enforcement, overcoming the opioid crisis will mean gaining a deep, science-driven understanding of its dimensions. NIJ gathered a cross section of experts to identify priority research needs and action items.