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Microhaplotypes in forensic genetics

Date Published

January 2019

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Comparative Tolerance of Two Massively Parallel Sequencing Systems to Common PCR Inhibitors

Date Published

2018

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Streamlining the decision-making process for international DNA kinship matching using Worldwide allele frequencies and tailored cutoff log(10)LR thresholds

Date Published

March 2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

On Assessing the Scope of Missing Native Americans in Nebraska: Results From a State-Wide Study and Recommendations for Future Research

Date Published

October 2021

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

How Prevalent is Violence in Missing and Unidentified Persons Cases?

Date Published

February 2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ

A Descriptive Analysis of Missing and Murdered Native Women and Children in Nebraska, Barriers to Reporting and Investigation, and Recommendations for Improving Access to Justice

Date Published

December 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Improving identification of unknown American Indians and Hispanic/Latinx Americans

15PNIJ-21-GG-04139-SLFO

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2021

$532,833

Cases Associated with Violence in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs): The Examination of Circumstances & Characteristics Project

Date Published

December 2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

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

Date Published

August 2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Application of Novel Mini-Amplicon STR Multiplexes to High Volume Casework on Degraded Skeletal Remains

Date Published

2007

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Loudoun County Using Project Lifesaver sUAS

Date Published

March 2018

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Want To Start a UAS Program? The Arlington Police Department Has Lessons Learned To Share

Date Published

January 2016

Publication Type

Report (Technical), Report (Technical Assistance), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Recent Developments in Y-short Tandem Repeat and Y-single Nucleotide Polymorphism Analysis

Date Published

July 2003

Publication Type

Literature Review, Issue Overview

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

TECHBeat, March 2018

Date Published

March 2018

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Program/Project Description

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NIJ-Sponsored

Hyperspectral Imaging and the Search for Humans, Dead or Alive

Cold Case Investigation Units and Advances in Investigative Techniques

March 2020

Sergeant Jason Moran of the Cook County (IL) Sheriff’s Office discusses the current situation of cold cases in the United States, why it’s important to establish cold case units, how current tools and technology can help solve cold cases, and what National Institute of Justice resources are available to assist in solving cold cases.

Sergeant Moran was a participant on an NIJ Saturday Session panel at IACP 2019.

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

Date Published

November 2019

Agencies

NIJ

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.

A Multifactorial Approach to Estimating Geographic Origin of Hispanics Using Cranial and Dental Data

2019-R2-CX-0050

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2019

$150,000

Dense DNA Data for Enhanced Missing Persons Identification

2019-DU-BX-0046

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2019

$743,927

Searching for the Missing in a City of Millions

Date Published

May 2019

Series

NIJ Journal

Publication Type

Technical Assistance, Program/Project Description, Issue Overview, Historical Overview

Agencies

NIJ

NIJ Journal Issue No. 256

Date Published

January 2007

Series

NIJ Journal

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ

NIJ Journal Issue No. 264

Date Published

November 2009

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ

Solving the Missing Indigenous Person Data Crisis: NamUs 2.0

Date Published

July 12, 2019

Assessment of Rapid, Robust, and Efficient Postmortem DNA Sampling Method for DVI and Missing Persons Identification

Date Published

February 2017

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored