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An interlaboratory study to evaluate the forensic analysis and interpretation of glass evidence

Journal

Forensic Chemistry

Date Published

November 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

VEMOS: A GUI for Evaluation of Similarity Metrics on Complex Data Sets

Date Published

June 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Characterization of a headspace sampling method with a five-component diesel fuel surrogate

Journal

Forensic Chemistry

Date Published

March 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

NIST Footwear Impression Comparison System

Date Published

November 2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Presentation

A Metrology Foundation for 3D Ballistic Imaging

Date Published

September 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Quantitative Measures for Footwear Impression Comparisons

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

2021 Review and Revalidation of the First Step Act Risk Assessment Tool

Date Published

December 2021

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

NIST Ballistics Toolmark Research Database

Journal

Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Date Published

2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Standard, Program/Project Description

NIJ Awards Over $14M to Support Forensic Science Research and Development

On December 17, 2022, NIJ, a component of the Office of Justice Programs, announced $14.4 million in funding to support 30 forensic science research and development projects in fiscal year 2021 under its Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes solicitation. Through its research and development (R&D) grant funding, NIJ continues to advance the speed, accuracy, and reliability of forensic analysis, which...

Scientists Seek Connection Between Toxin-causing Bacterium and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Understanding Incarceration and Re-Entry Experiences of Female Inmates and their Children: The Women's Prison Inmate Networks Study (WO-PINS)

Date Published

October 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Improving the Collection of Digital Evidence

Applying Data Science to Justice Systems: The North Carolina Statewide Warrant Repository (NCAWARE)

Date Published

October 2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

2022 NIJ Forensic Science Research and Development Symposium

Event Dates

March 1, 2022, 10:00 am – March 2, 2022, 6:00 pm Eastern

Location

Online

Event Type

Symposium

Registration Status

Not Required

Series

NIJ Forensic Science Research and Development Symposium

The Effects of Temperature on Blowfly Colonization of Decomposing Human Bodies

Date Published

January 2022

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Exploring Help Seeking Patterns for Emerging Adult Victims Using the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey

Journal

Violence Against Women

Date Published

June 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

FY 2020 Report to the Committees on Appropriations - Formerly Incarcerated Women and Reentry: Trends, Challenges, and Recommendations for Research and Policy

Date Published

October 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Improving Age-at-Death Estimates from Human Skeletal Remains Through Spatial Analysis of Intracortical Remodeling Using Geographic Information Systems Software

15PNIJ-21-GG-04136-SLFO

Open

Funding First Awarded

2021

$349,970

Improving identification of unknown American Indians and Hispanic/Latinx Americans

15PNIJ-21-GG-04139-SLFO

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2021

$532,833

Reliability and Validity of Radiographic Comparisons for Positive Identification

15PNIJ-21-GG-04165-SLFO

Open

Funding First Awarded

2021

$567,682

Pre-grouping of commingled human skeletal remains by elemental analysis

15PNIJ-21-GG-04151-SLFO

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2021

$240,594

Deep Learning Methods for Post Mortem Interval Estimation

15PNIJ-21-GG-04161-SLFO

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2021

$406,468

Predictive tools and experiments for blood backspatter: incorporating tissue simulants and muzzle gas interactions

15PNIJ-21-GG-04195-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2021

$713,519

Data fusion from infrared elemental, MSP and Raman analysis techniques to the maximization of the efficiency of the analytical sequence for the forensic examination of paint evidence

15PNIJ-21-GG-04163-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2021

$338,823

Applied Research in the Characterization, Identification, and Comparison of Pigmented Fiber Evidence

15PNIJ-21-GG-04185-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2021

$107,541