Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes

Combining artificial neural network classification with fully continuous probabilistic genotyping to remove the need for an analytical threshold and electropherogram reading

NCJ Number

305600

Journal

Forensic Science International-Genetics

Date Published

January 2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Effects of crime scene contaminants on surface-enhanced Raman analysis of hair

NCJ Number

305599

Journal

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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An unusual blunt force trauma pattern and mechanism to the cranial vault: Investigation of an atypical infant homicide

NCJ Number

305598

Journal

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Optimized variant calling for estimating kinship

NCJ Number

305597

Journal

Forensic Science International-Genetics

Date Published

November 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Identification and Characterization of Small RNA Markers of Age in the Blow Fly Cochliomyia macellaria (Fabricius) (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

NCJ Number

305596

Journal

Insects

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Targeted S5 RNA sequencing assay for the identification and direct association of common body fluids with DNA donors in mixtures

NCJ Number

305595

Journal

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Date Published

2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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A genotype likelihood function for DNA mixtures

NCJ Number

305594

Journal

Forensic Science International-Genetics

Date Published

September 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Kinetically Modeling Total Ion Chromatograms and Extracted Ion Profiles to Identify Ignitable Liquids for Fire Debris Applications

NCJ Number

305522

Date Published

2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Thesis/Dissertation

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Pyrosequencing: Current forensic methodology and future applications-a review

NCJ Number

305457

Journal

Electrophoresis

Date Published

September 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Shedding Light on Assault

NCJ Number

305532

Date Published

November 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

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Shot-to-Shot Variation in Gunshot Acoustics Experiments

NCJ Number

305498

Date Published

June 2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

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The number of alleles in DNA mixtures with related contributors

NCJ Number

305366

Journal

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Date Published

November 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Body Mass Index (BMI) Impacts Soil Chemical and Microbial Response to Human Decomposition

NCJ Number

305344

Journal

mSphere

Date Published

September 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ Awards Over $11 Million to Support Forensic Science Research and Development in 2022

On September 30, 2022, NIJ announced $11.6 million in funding to support 23 projects under the “NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes” solicitation. Through its research and development grant funding, NIJ continues to advance the speed, accuracy, and reliability of forensic analysis, which ultimately bolsters the...

The characterization of disperse dyes in polyester fibers using DART mass spectrometry

NCJ Number

305233

Journal

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Date Published

September 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Analytical model of the split-coaxial balun and its application to a linearly-polarized dipole or a CP turnstile

NCJ Number

305428

Date Published

2007

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

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Forensic Handling of User Generated Audio Recordings

NCJ Number

305413

Date Published

October 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Forensic Comparison of Simultaneous Recordings of Gunshots at a Crime Scene

NCJ Number

305412

Date Published

October 2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

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A new implementation of a semi-continuous method for DNA mixture interpretation

NCJ Number

305195

Journal

Forensic Science International

Date Published

June 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Forensic Technology Center of Excellence, Fiscal Year 2021

15PNIJ-21-GK-02192-MUMU

Open

Funding First Awarded

2022

$4,000,000

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

15PNIJ-22-GG-04410-DNAX

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2022

$266,406

Optimization of Microhaplotypes for Advanced DNA Mixture Deconvolution

15PNIJ-22-GG-04393-DNAX

Open

Funding First Awarded

2022

$607,799

Novel Ambient Oxidation Trends in Fingerprint Aging Discovered by Kendrick Mass Defect Analysis

NCJ Number

305266

Journal

ACS Central Science

Date Published

September 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Touch DNA in Activity-Level Propositions: A Bullpen of Events to Inform Alternate Prosecution and Defense Scenarios

15PNIJ-22-GG-04425-DNAX

Open

Funding First Awarded

2022

$272,533

The Effectiveness of Forensic Genetic Genealogy Techniques for Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color

15PNIJ-22-GG-04394-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2022

$556,300

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