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Analytical and Synthetic Studies on Designer Drugs of the Piperazine Class
This project will address issues of resolution and discriminatory capabilities in controlled substance analysis.

2011-DN-BX-K530

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2011

$484,819

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

2011-DN-BX-K553

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2011

$241,257

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

2011-DN-BX-K539

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2011

$470,545

Race and Drug Arrests: Specific Deterrence and Collateral Consequences

2011-IJ-CX-0004

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2011

$93,553

Quantified Assessment of AFIS Contextual Information on Accuracy and Reliability of Subsequent Examiner Conclusions

Date Published

July 2011

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Rapid Visualization of Biological Fluids at Crime Scenes Using Optical Spectroscopy

Date Published

March 2011

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Statistical Evaluation of Torn and Cut Duct Tape Physical End Matching

Date Published

July 2011

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation, Research (Applied/Empirical)

Conviction Status Impacts the Employment Prospects of Young Men

Potential for Redemption in Employment in an Era of Widespread Criminal Background Checks

Elder Justice Roundtable: Medical Forensic Issues Concerning Abuse and Neglect, October 18, 2000

Date Published

October 2000

Agencies

NIJ

Sexual Assault on Campus: What Colleges and Universities Are Doing About It

Date Published

December 2005

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research), Legislation/Policy Analysis

Batterer Intervention Programs Have Mixed Results

Date Published

October 9, 2019

National Institute of Justice Response to the Report of the National Research Council: Strengthening the National Institute of Justice

Date Published

June 2011

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Issue Overview

Where Political Extremists and Greedy Criminals Meet: A Comparative Study of Financial Crimes and Criminal Networks in the United States

Date Published

2011

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Thesis/Dissertation

Less-Lethal Technology: Conducted Energy Devices

Overview of Less-Lethal Technologies

A Proposal for Social Science Research on Wrongful Conviction

2009-IJ-CX-4110

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2011

$450,858

Murder-Suicide in Families

Violence Prevention: An Invitation to Intersectoral Action

Date Published

September 2010

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

DNA Backlog Program Awards

In fiscal year 2020, all state and local forensic capacity enhancement programs previously administered by NIJ, including most of the programs listed on this page, moved to the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). 

The table below provides links to award information and abstracts for the DNA backlog reduction programs funded by NIJ. 

Note: Data are currently only available from 2008 to  present. 

See also an overview...

Analysis of Footwear Impression Evidence

Date Published

March 2011

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Action Research to Enhance Investigations and Prosecutions of Sexual Assaults in Houston

2011-DN-BX-0002

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2011

$178,076

The Detroit Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Action Research Project

2011-DN-BX-0001

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2011

$200,000

Prevalence of Co-occurrence in Child Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence

Date Published

March 10, 2011

Evaluating a Program to Reduce Child Maltreatment and Intimate Partner Violence

Date Published

March 10, 2011