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2026 NIJ Forensic Science Research and Development Webinar Series

The National Institute of Justice will host a Forensic Science Research and Development webinar series the week of September 14 - 18, 2026. Over the course of five days, NIJ will present two-hour sessions featuring key NIJ-funded forensic science research. Each day will focus on a specific forensic discipline, including trace evidence, fire investigation, physics and pattern analysis, anthropology, pathology, seized drugs, toxicology, and biology...

NIJ FY25 Graduate Research Fellowship Program Webinar

May 2026
This webinar gave an overview of NIJ’s Graduate Research Fellowship funding opportunity, which seeks to support doctoral students whose dissertation research is relevant to preventing and controlling crime, protecting the border, enforcing the law, promoting public safety, or ensuring the fair and impartial administration of criminal or juvenile justice in the United States. The presenters discussed program scope, eligibility, application elements, and frequently asked questions.

A Comparative Analysis of Crime Guns

Journal
Rsf-the Russell Sage Journal of the Social Sciences
Date Published
October 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Description