Coping with Close Non-Matches in Latent Print Comparison (re-)Training
2018-DU-BX-0227
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$616,407
Pattern evidence
Poisson Processes and Randomly Acquired Characteristics: Are Wear Features on Footwear Randomly Distributed?
2018-MU-MU-0003
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$178,080
Black Box Evaluation of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Conclusions
2018-DU-BX-0214
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$1,086,976
Development of a probabilistic multiclass model selection algorithm for high-dimension and complex data encountered in forensic pattern and trace evidence.
2018-R2-CX-0010
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$149,942
Researchers Develop Insight Into Blood Droplet Behavior for Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
Date Published
June 2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Summary),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Factsheet
Agencies
NIJ
2018 Impression, Pattern and Trace Evidence Symposium
Date Published
May 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Instructional Material (Programmed),
Conference Material
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Episode 39: 2018 IPTES: Just Bayesian Brawl
Date Published
April 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Instructional Material (Programmed),
Conference Material
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Episode 40: 2018 IPTES: Just Talking Testimony
Date Published
April 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Instructional Material (Programmed),
Conference Material
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
IPTES 2018 Workshop: Statistical Interpretation Software for Friction Ridge Skin Impressions (FRStat)
Date Published
March 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Summary),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
IPTES 2018 Workshop: Applied Polarized Light Microscopy for Trace Evidence Examiners
Date Published
April 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Summary),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
IPTES 2018 Workshop: Forensic Wood Identification
Date Published
April 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Summary),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Just Science Podcast: Episode 38: 2018 IPTES: Just Handwriting Statistics
Date Published
March 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Interview,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Just Science Podcast: Episode 37: 2018 IPTES: Just Consecutively Manufactured Toolmarks
Date Published
March 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Interview,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Just Science Podcast: Episode 35: 2018 IPTES: Just Geeking Out on Patterns
Date Published
March 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Issue Overview,
Interview,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Just Science Podcast: Episode 36: 2018 IPTES: Just Footwear Size Does Matter
Date Published
March 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Interview,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Just Science Podcast: Episode 32: 2018 IPTES: Just Fracture Matches
Date Published
February 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Interview,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Just Science Podcast: Episode 34: 2018 IPTES: Just Shoeprint Statistics
Date Published
February 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Interview,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Just Science Podcast: Episode 33: 2018 IPTES: Just a Juror's Perception
Date Published
February 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Interview
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Just Science Podcast: Episode 31: 2018 IPTES: Just Nature's Patterns
Date Published
February 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Interview,
Instructional Material (Programmed),
Case Study
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
New Software Improves Rigor of Latent Fingerprint Examination
Date Published
January 21, 2018
There is no standard method of detailed documentation of the latent print examination process, but researchers have developed software that improves the standardization and quantifiability, implemented as part of the FBI’s Universal Latent Workstation.
Establishing Scientific Criteria for 3-D Analysis of Cartridges
Date Published
November 19, 2017
Researchers who developed a 3-D imaging system for analyzing cartridge casings say their latest work is “a critical next step” that gives cartridge analysis more credibility by including datasets, best practices, and performance checks.
Comprehensive Modernization of Firearm Discharge Residue Analysis; Advanced Analytical Techniques, Complexing Agents, and Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Date Published
October 2017
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Sexual Assault Cases: Exploring the Importance of Non-DNA Forensic Evidence
Date Published
November 9, 2017
Investigating and prosecuting sexual assault crimes is much more complicated than simply performing DNA testing.