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Gangs vs. Extremists: Solutions for Gangs May Not Work Against Extremism

Date Published

October 26, 2020

Can the wealth of existing research on criminal gang members point to better solutions to violent extremism in the United States? A study finds only limited parallels.

Population Genetic Issues for Forensic DNA Profiles

2020-DQ-BX-0022

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2020

$711,906

Tracing and fingerprinting source material and printer of additively manufactured weapons and objects

2020-DQ-BX-0029

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2020

$270,000

An Assessment of Probabilistic Approaches to mtDNA Mixture Interpretation

2020-DQ-BX-0004

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2020

$205,963

Research and Development of a Rapid Approach for Identification of Calliphoridae Species Entomological Forensic Evidence Based on DART-HRMS-derived Chemical Signatures and Chemometrics

2020-MU-MU-0016

Open

Funding First Awarded

2020

$731,306

3D morphology of blood stain can provide critical information missed in standard bloodstain analysis

2020-DQ-BX-0006

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2020

$361,656

Assessing the Strength of Trace Evidence Fracture Fits Through a Comprehensive, Systematic, and Quantifiable Approach

2020-DQ-BX-0012

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2020

$466,543

Comprehensive Assessment of Novel Reference Materials and Analytical Methods for the Analysis and Interpretation of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot Residues

2020-DQ-BX-0010

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2020

$476,517

Efficient and Effective SNP System for Analysis of Highly Degraded DNA Samples

2020-DQ-BX-0005

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2020

$444,723

Detection of Ignitable Liquid Residues in Fire Debris by Using Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry (DART-MS)

2020-DQ-BX-0003

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2020

$285,229

Interpretation of Y chromosome STRs for missing persons cases

2020-DQ-BX-0018

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2020

$198,362

Evaluating the Robustness and Ruggedness of a Statistical Method for Comparison of Mass Spectral Data for Seized Drug Identification

2020-DQ-BX-0001

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2020

$228,918

Inter-laboratory variation in interpretation of DNA mixtures

2020-R2-CX-0049

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2020

$1,063,335

Experimental and numerical investigations for the prediction of depth of calcination of gypsum plasterboards under fire exposure

2020-R2-CX-0050

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2020

$241,305

Front-end differentiation of contributor cell populations and estimation of DNA content in trace biological samples using novel cellular signatures

2020-DQ-BX-0023

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2020

$382,296

A Black Box Study of the Accuracy and Reproducibility of Tire Evidence Examiners' Conclusions

2020-DQ-BX-0026

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2020

$720,610

Expanded Quantitative Cannabinoid Testing in Biological Specimens to Combat the Ever Changing Cannabis Landscape

2020-DQ-BX-0017

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2020

$290,353

An Affinity-Free, Centrifugal Microfluidic System for Rapid, Automated Differential Extraction

2020-DQ-BX-0024

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2020

$466,886

Evaluation of nuclear DNA from rootless hair for forensic purposes

2020-DQ-BX-0014

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2020

$747,384

A Rapid, Microfluidic Transcriptomic Method for Body Fluid Identification from Forensic Samples

2020-DQ-BX-0027

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2020

$436,934

Biomarkers of Cannabis Exposure in Exhaled Breath Condensate and Oral Fluid

2020-DQ-BX-0011

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2020

$434,273

Real-Time Sample-Mining and Data-Mining Approaches for the Discovery of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS)

2020-DQ-BX-0007

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2020

$555,401

Analysis of Small Particles Adhering to the Edges of Duct Tape as a Means to Make Associations in a Way that is Independent of Manufactured Characteristics

2020-MU-CX-0018

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2020

$871,366

Comparative Assessment of Emerging Technologies for Body Fluid Identification

2020-DQ-BX-0015

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2020

$501,115

Study of the Reliability of Fire Pattern Indicators Used in Wildland Fire Investigation

2020-R2-CX-0047

Open

Funding First Awarded

2020

$519,893