Vicarious Trauma Series Provides Coping Assistance to Forensic Professionals
Date Published
November 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Medical examiners
Beyond DNA - The Role of Biological Evidence in Sexual Assault Investigations
Date Published
January 2019
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Instructional Material
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Fiscal Year 2017 Report on the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
Date Published
September 2019
Publication Type
Program/Project Description,
Grants and Funding
Agencies
NIJ
Fiscal Year 2018 Report on the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
Date Published
September 2019
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Annual/Periodic),
Program/Project Description,
Grants and Funding
Agencies
NIJ
Handling Difficult and Disturbing Forensic Cases for Coroners and Medical Examiners
Event Dates
–
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Open
Application for Funding to Support the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
2016-MU-BX-K007
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2019
$5,500,000
Assessing Methods to Enhance and Preserve Proteinaceous Impressions from the Skin of Decedents during the Early Stages of Decomposition while Examining Environmental Variations across Seasons
2019-R2-CX-0070
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2019
$253,010
Identification of Blunt Force Traumatic Fractures in Burned Bone
2019-75-CX-0019
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2019
$212,738
Blunt Force Trauma to the Ribs: Creating Predictive Models
2019-R2-CX-0047
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$100,000
What You Can't Buy, Can't Kill You
2019-R2-CX-0019
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$641,016
Extraction and Quantification of Fentanyl and Metabolites from Complex Biological Matrices to Support Medicolegal Death Investigations
2019-R2-CX-0037
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$100,000
Optimizing the Analysis of DNA From Burned Bone Using Ancient DNA Techniques
2019-DU-BX-0044
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2019
$783,744
Combining LC-MS/MS Product-Ion Scan Technology with GC-MS Analysis to Identify Drugs and Poisons in Postmortem Fluidsand Tissues
2019-DU-BX-0002
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$372,438
Subadult Ancestry Estimation Using Craniometrics, Macromorphoscopics, Odontometrics, and Dental Morphology
2019-DU-BX-0039
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2019
$785,847
Implementing NAGPRA: Connecting Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices to Tribal Partners
2019-75-CX-0015
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$114,540
Searching for the Missing in a City of Millions
Date Published
May 2019
Series
Publication Type
Technical Assistance,
Program/Project Description,
Issue Overview,
Historical Overview
Agencies
NIJ
NIJ Journal Issue No. 264
Date Published
November 2009
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ
Sexual Assault: Obtaining DNA From Evidence Collected up to a Week Later
June 2009
Technological advances have made it possible to detect male DNA in evidentiary samples collected several days after a sexual act has taken place. Panelists will present the research that has led to these findings, followed by a discussion of the potential impact of this work from the perspectives of the sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) and the crime laboratory communities.
2019 National Opioid and Emerging Drug Threats Policy and Practice Forum
Dr. Muhlhausen's remarks at the 2019 National Opioid and Emerging Drug Threats Policy and Practice Forum, which built off the momentum of the widespread stakeholder meetings convened to discuss the consequences of this national epidemic, including the impact it has had on public safety, public health, and the criminal justice response.
Good morning!
Thank you all for coming here so early, and in many...
Funding Opportunities for Publicly Funded Crime Labs, Fiscal Year 2017
January 2017
This webinar will inform the audience of the changes to three programs available for publicly funded forensic laboratories and introduce a new program for FY 2017. Changes to existing programs will be highlighted and presenters will discuss the background and goals of the solicitations, recommendations for successful applications, application expectations and requirements, the review process, and the application checklist. There will also be time for questions and answers at the end of the webinar.
Solicitations discussed include:
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Are CEDs Safe and Effective?
June 2010
Thousands of law enforcement agencies throughout the United States have adopted conducted energy devices (CEDs) as a safe method to subdue individuals, but are these devices really safe? What policies should agencies adopt to ensure the proper use of this technology? This NIJ Conference Panel discusses the physiological effects of electrical current in the human body caused by CEDs, as well as how this technology can reduce injuries to officers and suspects when appropriate policies and training are followed.
Is It Old Age, Abuse or Homicide? Using Forensic Markers and Technology to Detect Elder Abuse and Neglect
June 2009
Panelists will present results from NIJ-funded studies on bruising and CT scanning and discuss the important role of forensic information and technology in effectively investigating violent crimes against the elderly.
Making Sense of the DNA Backlog - NIJ Conference Panel
June 2009
Panelists will present findings from two NIJ studies that examined the DNA backlog in law enforcement agencies and crime labs. Panelists will discuss research findings related to new and potential time- and cost-saving approaches.
Workshop Focuses on Rapid DNA and Disaster Victim Identification
Date Published
June 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Searching for the Missing in a City of Millions
Date Published
May 19, 2019