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Success Story: Identifying Ignitable Liquids in Fire Debris and Providing Error Rates for Purposes of Testifying

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Date Published

November 2016

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

Success Story: Advancing the Forensic Analysis of Ignitable Liquid Fuel Fires

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Date Published

February 2018

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Mobile Evidential Breath Alcohol Instruments: Landscape Study

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Date Published

December 2016

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Toxicological Drug Screening Using Paper Spray High-Resolution Tandem Mass Spectrometry (HR-MS/MS)

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Journal of Analytical Toxicology

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Date Published

June 2018

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Notes from the Field: A Multijurisdictional Team Moved Cold Cases to the Front Burner

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Date Published

December 2019

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Issue Overview

Success Story: Advancing 3D Virtual Microscopy for Firearm Forensics

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Date Published

March 2019

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Beyond DNA: The Role of Biological Evidence in Sexual Assault Investigations

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Date Published

January 2019

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Beyond DNA: The Role of Physical Evidence in Sexual Assault Investigations

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Date Published

January 2019

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Conducting a Forensic Facility Needs Assessment Using Lean Facility Design: A Case Example

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Date Published

January 2019

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Case Study

Notes from the Field: Creating the 'Connected Cop' Through a Broadband Network

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Date Published

December 2019

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NIJ

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NIJ's Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Scholars Programs

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 and apply research. 

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Notes from the Field: A Multijurisdictional Team Moved Cold Cases to the Front Burner

Date Published

December 3, 2019

Creating the ‘Connected Cop’ Through a Broadband Network

Date Published

December 3, 2019

Identifying Law Enforcement Needs for Conducting Criminal Investigations Involving Evidence on the Dark Web

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Date Published

November 2019

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

Forensic Familial and Moderate Stringency DNA Searches: Policies and Practices in the U.S., England, and Wales

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Date Published

May 2019

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

Post-Coital DNA Recovery in Minority Proxy Couples

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Date Published

May 2019

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Case Deconstruction of Criminal Investigative Failures

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Date Published

January 2018

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Strengthening the Evaluation and Interpretation of Glass Evidence Using Statistical Analysis of Collection Sets and Databases of Refractive Index and Elemental Data

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Date Published

May 2019

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

Program/Project Evaluation

Firearm Forensics Black-Box Studies for Examiners and Algorithms using Measured 3D Surface Topographies

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Date Published

May 2019

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

Program/Project Evaluation

Evaluation and Optimization of DNA Recovery and Amplification From Bullet Cartridge Cases

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Date Published

March 2019

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

Program/Project Evaluation

Law Enforcement Looks to Research to Help Fight the Opioid Crisis

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Date Published

November 2019

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NIJ

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

Notes from the Field: Snapshot of the United States Indian Policing Academy

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Date Published

November 2019

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NIJ

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Law Enforcement Looks to Research to Help Fight the Opioid Crisis

Date Published

November 25, 2019

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.

Notes from the Field: Solving Missing Persons Cases in Indian Country

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Date Published

November 2019

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NIJ

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Issue Overview

Notes from the Field: Solving Missing Persons Cases in Indian Country

Date Published

November 20, 2019

Missing persons cases are overwhelming — not just for families, but for communities as a whole. When someone goes missing and is never found, families lack closure. The impact of the loss can spread through the whole community.