Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes

Compendium Developed to Help Forensic Investigators Screen for Drugs

Date Published

November 2016

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ

Transition Metal Cluster Compounds for the Fluorescent Identification and Trace Detection of Substances of Abuse

Date Published

October 2016

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Grants and Funding

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes

Closing Date

February 28, 2017

With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for basic or applied research and development projects that will: (1) increase the body of knowledge to guide and inform forensic science policy and practice or (2) lead to the production of useful materials, devices, systems, or methods that have the potential for forensic application. The intent of this program is to direct the findings of basic scientific research...

Microscopy With Direct Analyte Probe Nanoextraction (DAPNe)-Coupled to Nanospray Mass Spectrometry for Localized Chemical Analysis of Document Inks

Date Published

October 2016

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Grants and Funding

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Identification and Prevalence Determination of Novel Recreational Drugs and Discovery of Their Metabolites in Blood, Urine and Oral Fluid

Date Published

October 2016

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Grants and Funding

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Isotope Analyses of Hair as a Trace Evidence Tool to Reconstruct Human Movements: Establishing the Effects of the "Human Ecosystem" On Strontium and Oxygen Isotope Ratios

Date Published

April 2016

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Grants and Funding

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Encapsulated phase change nanoparticles as thermally-readable covert taggants

2012-DN-BX-K821

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$305,965

The Effect of Ultraviolet Radiation on the Microspectrophotometry (MSP) of Dyed Fibers

2016-DN-BX-0145

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$289,126

Chemical Imaging of Latent Fingerprint for Forensic Evidence

2016-DN-BX-0190

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$362,037

High-throughput DNA Sequencing of Environmentally Insulted Latent and Partial Bloody Fingerprints After Visualization with the Nanoscale Columnar-Thin-Film Technique

2016-DN-BX-0153

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$397,643

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

2016-DN-BX-0189

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$788,167

Surveying the Total Microbiome as Trace Evidence for Forensic Identification

2016-DN-BX-0196

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$637,735

Initiation of a Gunshot Wound Trauma Atlas From Cranial Bone

2016-DN-BX-0155

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$316,473

DNA from Burned Bone: The application of ancient DNA methods to forensic DNA recovery

2016-DN-BX-0158

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$657,544

Long-term Stability of Synthetic Cannabinoids in Biological Matrices

2016-DN-BX-0191

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$457,046

Habitat Specialization and the Evolution of Dispersal

2016-DN-BX-0194

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$684,273

Forensic Chemistry of Substituted N-Benzylmethoxy (N-BOMe) Phenethylamines: Isomeric Designer Drugs Related to 25I-N-BOMe

2016-DN-BX-0175

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$215,000

A Predictive Knowledgebase Linking Microbial Signatures to Human Lifestyle Characteristics

2015-DN-BX-K430

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$564,735

Development of Computational Methods for the Audio Analysis of Gunshots

2016-DN-BX-0183

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$93,561

Measuring Rates of mtDNA Heteroplasmy in Different Population Groups

2016-DN-BX-0171

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$295,249

Vibrational Spectroscopy of Gunshot Residue

2016-DN-BX-0166

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$505,278

Improving and Evaluating Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Investigation of Fatalities Involving Suspected Head Trauma

2016-DN-BX-0173

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$714,891

Identification of Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin as a novel candidate trigger for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

2016-DN-BX-0176

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$546,721

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

Differences in Cannabis Impairment and its Measurement Due to Route of Administration

2016-DN-BX-0193

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$1,209,914