Research and development
Call it a "nightshade"-A hierarchical classification approach to identification of hallucinogenic Solanaceae spp. using DART-HRMS-derived chemical signatures
A study of the mid-infrared emissivity of dried blood on fabrics
Mid-infrared emissivity of nylon, cotton, acrylic, and polyester fabrics as a function of moisture content
Crime and Desistance: Probing How Probationers' Thoughts on Crime May Inform Their Conduct
Assessment of Cognitive and Psychomotor Impairment, Subjective Effects, and Blood THC Concentrations Following Acute Administration of Oral and Vaporized Cannabis
Investigations on the Cellular and Morphologic Characteristics of Cranial Vault Fracture: Research and Development of a Time Since Fracture Protocol and Database
Biomechanical Characterization of Video Recorded Short Distance Falls in Children
For Spanish-Speaking Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence, Some Measures of Economic Empowerment Are Lost in Translation
Language-specific measures of economic empowerment are vital to helping women break the cycle of violence, NIJ-supported research finds.
Smoke Oxidation Kinetics for Application to Prediction of Clean Burn Patterns
Experimental study of how far blood spatter stains on fabrics can be found from the blood source, and relevance to crime scene reconstruction
Characterization of Thermally Induced Runaway in Pouch Cells for Propagation
Modeling ex-situ thermal impulse sensor responses to non-isothermal heating profiles
Estimation of Y haplotype frequencies with lower order dependencies
Specific theories of crime? A longitudinal assessment of the competing effects of psychopathy and self-control
Structure fragmentation studies of ring-substituted N-trifluoroacetyl-N-benzylphenethylamines related to the NBOMe drugs
Application of likelihood ratios and optimal decision thresholds in fire debris analysis based on a partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) model
Reentry Research at NIJ: Providing Robust Evidence for High-Stakes Decision-Making
NIJ's Courts Research: Examining Alternatives to Incarceration for Veterans and Other Policy Innovation
Improving the Collection of Digital Evidence
NIJ Journal Issue No. 284: Focus on Justice Systems
The Forensic Microbiome: The Invisible Traces We Leave Behind
“Wherever he steps, whatever he touches, whatever he leaves, even unconsciously, will serve as a silent witness against him.” Edmond Locard (1877-1966), forensic science pioneer
Interpretation of chemical data from glass analysis for forensic purposes
Mentoring Programs for Youth: A Promising Intervention for Delinquency Prevention
To realize the full potential of youth mentoring programs, it is critical to advance research on program effectiveness and population-level impact.