Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes

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Standardized Process Developed for Identifying Dyes in Fibers

Date Published

June 2017

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NIJ

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Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Summary), Program/Project Description

Forensic Identification Using Individual Chemical Signatures

Date Published

June 2017

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Summary)

Applied Research, Development, and Method Validation of Toolmark Imaging, Virtual Casing Comparison, and In-Lab Verification using a GelSight-Based Three Dimensional Imaging and Analysis System for Firearm Forensics

Date Published

February 2017

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Technical), Program/Project Description, Technical Assistance

Evidential Value of Particle Combination Profiles on Common Items of Evidence

Date Published

May 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Evaluation of the Use of a Non-Contact, 3D Scanner for Collecting Postmortem Fingerprints

Date Published

August 2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Evaluation

Improving a Database To Help Identify a Vehicle by Using Paint Fragments

Date Published

May 2017

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Technical Assistance

Development of an Analytical System for the Forensic Comparison and Identification of Fiber Dyes on Casework-Sized Fibers

Date Published

February 2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

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Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Description

Quantitative Algorithm for the Digital Comparison of Torn Duct

Date Published

March 2017

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Description

Developing Reliable Methods for Microbial Fingerprinting of Soils

Date Published

March 2015

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Description

Prediction of Drug Interactions With Methadone, Buprenorphine and Oxycodone From In Vitro Inhibition of Metabolism

Date Published

July 2016

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Interpretation of Patterned Injuries in Medicolegal Death Investigation

Date Published

February 2017

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Description

Comparison of Microspectrophotometry and Room-Temperature Fluorescence Excitation-Emission Matrix Spectroscopy for Non-Destructive Forensic Fiber Examination

Date Published

January 2015

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Description

Differential Sampling of Footwear To Separate Relevant Evidentiary Particles From Background Noise

Date Published

February 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Description

Applied Research, Development, and Method Validation for a Statistically Based Comparison of Tool Marks Using GelSight-Based Three Dimensional Imaging and Novel Comparison Algorithms for Firearm Forensics

Date Published

March 2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Description

Reconstructing Fragmentary Skeletal Remains

Date Published

February 2017

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Degraded Ignitable Liquids Database: An Applied Study of Weathering and Bacterial Degradation on the Chromatographic Patterns of ASTM E 1618 Ignitable Liquid Classes

Date Published

December 2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Description

Statistical Methods for Combining Multivariate and Categorical Data in Postmortem Interval Estimation

Date Published

December 2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Description

Citrate Content of Bone: A Potential Measure of Postmortem Interval

Date Published

August 2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Description

Evaluation of Osteometric Measurements in Forensic Anthropology

Date Published

April 2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Evaluation

Adapting Newborn Blood Testing Procedures to Forensic Toxicology

Date Published

January 2017

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Description

Adapting Newborn Blood Testing Procedures to Forensic Toxicology

Microspectrophotometry of Fibers: Advances in Analysis and Interpretation

Date Published

May 2015

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Understanding Blow Fly Genetic Variation May Reduce Error Rates in Time of Death Estimates

Date Published

November 2016

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Description

Compendium Developed to Help Forensic Investigators Screen for Drugs

Date Published

November 2016

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Description

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

Date Published

October 2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Description