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Federal Investment in Forensic Science Research and Development

Date Published

December 2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Reference Material, Program/Project Description

Development of a Portable 3D Imaging System for Capturing Shoe and Tire Impressions

2016-DN-BX-0189

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$788,167

Development of Computational Methods for the Audio Analysis of Gunshots

2016-DN-BX-0183

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$93,561

Vibrational Spectroscopy of Gunshot Residue

2016-DN-BX-0166

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$505,278

Evaluation of The Use of A Contactless, Three-Dimensional Scanner for Collecting Postmortem Fingerprints from Unidentified Human Remains

2016-DN-BX-0180

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$591,262

Determination of Material Property Input Data for Fire Modeling

2016-DN-BX-0185

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$548,877

Novel Quantitative Microscopy of Wet-Powdered Latent Fingermarks of Different Ages

2016-DN-BX-0195

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$330,007

Occurrence and Utility of Latent Print Correspondences that are Insufficient for Identification

2016-R2-CX-0060

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$883,694

Shooting Distance Determination: Identifying Variables Affecting Lead Density on a Target

2016-DN-BX-0184

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$112,317

Understanding the Expert Decision Making Process in Forensic Footwear Examinations: Accuracy, Decision Rules, Predictive Value and the Conditional Probability of an Outcome

2016-DN-BX-0152

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$213,735

Differential Quantitative Analysis of Particles from the Contact Surfaces and Recessed Areas of Footwear

2016-DN-BX-0146

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$380,323

Developing DNA Friendly Fluorogenic Methods for Detecting, Enhancing, and Preserving Bloody and Proteinaceous Impression Evidence

Date Published

May 2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

New concept for fingerprint analysis: bioaffinity-based systems utilizing amino acids

2016-DN-BX-0009

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$49,862

Furthering Understanding of Forensic Units: A Detailed Examination of Louisville Metro Police Dept.'s CSU

2016-R2-CX-0006

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$32,000

TECHBeat, June 2016

Journal

Techbeat

Date Published

June 2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Description, Issue Overview

Deep Multi-Factor Forensic Face Recognition

2016-R2-CX-0013

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$50,000

Impression Evidence: Strengthening the Disciplines of Fingerprints, Firearms, Footwear, and Other Pattern and Impression Sciences Through Research - Panel at the 2010 NIJ Conference

Date Published

June 2010

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Presentation, Issue Overview, Research (Applied/Empirical)

Overview of Trace Evidence

Development of a Science Base and Open Source Software for Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

Date Published

April 2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Digitizing Device to Capture Track Impression

Date Published

June 2013

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Multi-Site Evaluations of Courts on the Frontline: Systematically Assessing Implementation and Intermediate Outcomes in Veterans Treatment Courts

2015-VV-BX-K020

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$761,231

Combined Temperature and Humidity Control to Tune Latent Fingermark Development by Superglue Fuming

2015-IJ-CX-K015

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$264,842

Assessing the Quality of 3-Dimensional Imaging on the BrassTrax HD3D System and Validating an In-Silico Solution to Confirm NIBIN Hits

2015-DN-BX-K034

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$79,150

Applied Research, Development, and Method Validation of Toolmark Imaging, Virtual Casing Comparison, and In-Lab Verification for Firearms Forensics

2015-DN-BX-K032

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$217,450

Benefits and Limitations of the Statistical Methodology in Determining Evidentiary Value of Latent Print Identification: A Prospective Evaluation

2015-DN-BX-K027

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$140,949