Law enforcement

Evaluation of the Vision X Comparison Microscope to Share Digital Images of Bullets and Shell Casings and the Potential Impact on the Firearms and Tool Marks Community

NCJ Number

255945

Date Published

2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

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

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Evaluation of 3D Virtual Comparison Microscopy for Firearm Forensics within the Crime Lab

NCJ Number

255942

Date Published

December 2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

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

PDF

Law Enforcement Response to Homelessness: Identifying High-Priority Needs to Improve Law Enforcement Strategies for Addressing Homelessness

NCJ Number

255943

Date Published

2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Series

NIJ Identifying the Highest Priority Criminal Justice Needs

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Conference Material

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Reporting and Investigating Missing Persons: A Background Paper On How To Frame The Issue

NCJ Number

255934

Date Published

August 2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Issue Overview

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Just Science Podcast: Just Erroneous Identification

NCJ Number

255971

Date Published

December 2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

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Advancing Understanding, and Informing Prevention of Public Mass Shootings: Findings from NIJ Funded Studies, Part 2

November 2020

In recent years, NIJ invested in several research projects to advance understanding and inform prevention of public mass shootings.

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National Firearms Examiner Academy Forensic Science Training

2008-DNR-122

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2008

$500,000

NIJ and FBI Laboratory Partnership to Address Untested Sexual Assault Kits

2013-MUR-6019

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2013

$1,000,000

NIJ and FBI Laboratory Partnership to Address Untested Sexual Assault Kits

2013-MUR-6019

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2013

$4,874,000

One Pot Effluent Characterization and Standoff Detection Feasibility

2015-DNR-4789

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$1,002,765

National Footwear Database Evaluation

2016-DNR-5470

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$1,500,000

Improving Evidence Management: Best Practices for Handling, Preservation, Retention, and Tracking

DJO-NIJ-17-RO-0175-1

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$207,700

Advancing Understanding, and Informing Prevention of Public Mass Shootings: Findings from NIJ Funded Studies, Part 1

NCJ Number

255924

Date Published

December 2020

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Study/Research), Instructional Material (Programmed)

HTML | YouTube (01:41:49) (HTML)

Just Science Podcast: Just Identifying Fingerprints Through Photographs

NCJ Number

255922

Date Published

December 2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

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

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Fentanyl Contamination

DJO-NIJ-18-RO-0506

Open

Funding First Awarded

2018

$500,000

Non-Contact Detection of Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Opioids

DJO-NIJ-19-RO-0011

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2019

$605,696

Research on Forensic Toxicological Laboratory Testing and Reporting Practices

DJO-NIJ-20-RO-0008

Open

Funding First Awarded

2021

$25,000

Research on Forensic Toxicological Laboratory Testing and Reporting Practices

DJO-NIJ-20-RO-0008

Open

Funding First Awarded

2020

$562,700

Advancing Understanding, and Informing Prevention of Public Mass Shootings: Findings from NIJ Funded Studies, Part 1

November 2020

In recent years, NIJ invested in several research projects to advance understanding and inform prevention of public mass shootings.

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Expanding Research to Examine the Impacts of Forensic Science on the Criminal Justice System

NCJ Number

255919

Date Published

December 2020

Agencies

NIJ

HTML | YouTube (02:03:17) (Video)

Expanding Research to Examine the Impacts of Forensic Science on the Criminal Justice System

December 2020

In 2004, the National Institute of Justice created the social science research on forensic sciences (SSRFS) research program to explore the impact of forensic sciences on the criminal justice system and the administration of justice. Much of the early research from the SSRFS program focused on DNA processing and the use of DNA in investigations and prosecutions.

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Platinum-Quality Mitogenome Haplotypes From United States Populations

NCJ Number

255684

Journal

Genes

Date Published

2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

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

HTML

Just Science Podcast: Just the Grim Sleeper Serial Killer

NCJ Number

255902

Date Published

December 2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

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

HTML | iTunes (Audio)

Research and Evaluation on Policing, Fiscal Year 2021

Closing Date

April 14, 2021

The Effect of Ultraviolet Radiation on the Microspectrophotometry (MSP) of Dyed Fibers

NCJ Number

255669

Date Published

October 2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

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

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