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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

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

How Prevalent is Violence in Missing and Unidentified Persons Cases?

Date Published

February 2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ

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

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

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

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.

Review the YouTube Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy

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

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

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

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

Searching for the Missing in a City of Millions

Just Science Podcast: Medicolegal Death Investigation: Just Being Vocal about Vicarious Trauma

Date Published

October 2018

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Maximizing the Use of Mitochondrial DNA in Identifying Remains and Aiding Missing Persons Casework

Date Published

April 2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Factsheet

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

NIJ and University of South Florida: Creating an International Databank of Skeletal Biomarkers for Human Identification

Date Published

September 2016

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Lost but Not Forgotten: Finding the Nation’s Missing

Date Published

November 19, 2017

As NamUs nears its 10th anniversary, we reflect on the program’s history, successes, and continued commitment to helping families.

Identifying Missing Persons Through Legislation

Date Published

August 1, 2016

New York state law requires county medical examiners to report identifying information on remains to NamUs.

Defining a Face: What Can DNA Phenotyping Really Tell Us About An Unknown Sample?

Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing

2015-DN-BX-K040

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$277,667