Method Development for Objective Physical Matching: Meeting Daubert
2005-IJ-R-051-3
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2005
$25,000
Research and development
The Effects of Temperature on Blowfly Colonization of Decomposing Human Bodies
Date Published
January 11, 2022
Development of blowflies on a body is a standard forensic measure of time since death, but temperature variations can alter that development and mislead investigators.
U.S. National Footwear Database System Feasibility Study
Date Published
December 2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Rapid DNA Crime Scene Sample Multi-Laboratory Evaluation Project
DJO-NIJ-21-RO-0004
Open
Funding First Awarded
2021
$475,000
Forensic STR Sequencing Nomenclature Resource
DJO-NIJ-22-RO-0004
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$541,034
Breath Measurements of Acute Cannabis Use (BACE): Towards Reliable Determination of Recent Use
DJO-NIJ-22-RO-0003
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$1,450,809
Accurate THC Determinations in Seized Cannabis-derived Finished Products for Forensic Laboratories
DJO-NIJ-22-RO-0002
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$463,932
The development and validation of an algorithm to predict future depression onset in unselected youth
Journal
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
Date Published
2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Developmental consequences of emotional abuse and neglect in vulnerable adolescents: A multi-informant, multi-wave study
Journal
Child Abuse & Neglect
Date Published
2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Psychological Distress and Well-Being in Trauma-Exposed Adolescents: A Residualized, Person-Centered Approach to Resilience
Journal
Journal of Traumatic Stress
Date Published
2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Childhood Maltreatment and Anhedonic Symptoms: Test of a Dual-risk Model in Emerging Adults
Journal
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Date Published
2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
What if They Are All High-Risk for Attrition? Correlates of Retention in a Longitudinal Study of Reentry from Prison
Journal
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
Date Published
2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
NIJ Announces $4.5M in New Funding for the Forensic Technology Center of Excellence
In January 2022, NIJ, a component of the Office of Justice Programs, announced $4.5 million for two new awards under its Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCOE) program. The FTCOE program serves as the bridge between NIJ’s investments in research and development and forensic science laboratories, particularly at the state and local levels, by helping to transition products from those investments into operational use. In...
Developmental Validation of a MPS Workflow with a PCR-Based Short Amplicon Whole Mitochondrial Genome Panel
Journal
Genes
Date Published
2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
An optimized method for sample collection, extraction, and analysis of fentanyl and fentanyl analogs from a non-porous surface
Journal
Talanta
Date Published
2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Surface Contamination Generated by "One-Pot" Methamphetamine Production
Journal
ACS Chemical Health & Safety
Date Published
2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Modeling allelic analyte signals for aSTRs in NGS DNA profiles
Journal
Journal of Forensic Sciences
Date Published
2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
The impact of correlations between pigmentation phenotypes and underlying genotypes on genetic prediction of pigmentation traits
Journal
Forensic Science International: Genetics
Date Published
January 2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Federally Backed Human Trafficking Task Force Model Yields Progress, and Opportunities for Continued Growth
Date Published
January 6, 2022
Evaluation of state-based task forces using “Enhanced Collaborative Model” reveals steady gains but recommends improvements, such as a more balanced approach to sex and labor trafficking.
Detection and Quantification of Psychoactive N,N-Dimethyltryptamine in Ayahuasca Brews by Ambient Ionization High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry
Journal
Acs Omega
Date Published
2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
An Empirical Investigation of Organic Software Product Lines
Journal
Empirical Software Engineering
Date Published
March 2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Testing encoding specificity and the diagnostic feature-detection theory of eyewitness identification, with implications for showups, lineups, and partially disguised perpetrators
Journal
Cognitive Research-Principles and Implications
Date Published
2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Are low LRs reliable?
Journal
Forensic Science International: Genetics
Date Published
2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Determination of Time since Deposition of Fingerprints via Colorimetric Assays
Journal
Acs Omega
Date Published
2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)