Missing persons

Assessment of carbon, oxygen, strontium, and lead isotopic variation in modern Colombian teeth: An application to human identification

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

OsteoID: A New Forensic Tool to Help Identify the Species of Skeletal Remains

Webinar Transcript: NIJ FY23 Center for Enhancing Research Capacity at Minority Serving Institutions Webinar Transcript

Deadline Notice

The deadline to complete and submit your SF-424 and an SF-LLL in Grants.gov has passed. If you have not submitted those forms, you now are unable to apply for an award under this solicitation in JustGrants.

This webinar will provide an overview of the NIJ FY23 Center for Enhancing Research Capacity at Minority Serving Institutions, in which...

NIJ Awards $16M to Support Forensic Science Research

On September 26, 2023, NIJ announced $16 million in new funding to support 33 projects under the FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes solicitation. Through this program, NIJ continues to advance the speed, accuracy, and reliability of forensic analysis, which ultimately bolsters the administration of justice.

“NIJ is on the forefront of cutting-edge innovations in forensic science, and the outcomes...

Webinar: NIJ Research Assistantship Program Informational Webinar

This recorded webinar, originally held September 28, 2023, provides information on NIJ’s Research Assistantship Program, which offers highly qualified doctoral students the opportunity to bring their expertise to NIJ to work across offices and program areas to obtain a practical and applied research experience. The program is a research focused professional development opportunity for doctoral students from all academic disciplines. NIJ...

Optimization of InnoXtract (TM) extraction and purification system for DNA extraction from skeletal samples

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Quantifying the accuracy of low quality DNA sample analysis from genotyping to genealogical searching and integration as a bioinformatic pipeline

15PNIJ-23-AG-04262-DNAX

Awarded, but not yet accepted

Funding First Awarded

2023

$266,406

Evaluating the reliability and accuracy of multiple geophysical methods in the search for clandestine graves

15PNIJ-23-GG-04226-SLFO

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$351,078

Cold Cases and Serial Killers (Part 1)

September 2023

Series

Justice Today Podcast

In April 2018, the Golden State Killer, Joseph DeAngelo was arrested. NIJ support helped lead to his arrest, and in the aftermath of the arrest, NIJ Social Science Analyst Eric Martin was among those tasked with finding other cases NIJ helped law enforcement solve. Eric joins the show to talk about some of those cases, and answer some broader questions about serial killers: What is a serial killer? Are they on the rise? How do we know how many serial killers are currently active?