Research and development
LatentSleuth: A Case Study on the Impact of Federal R&D Funding
Accelerated aging of forensically relevant biological materials on swabs
An interlaboratory study to evaluate the forensic analysis and interpretation of glass evidence
A Metrology Foundation for 3D Ballistic Imaging
Quantitative Measures for Footwear Impression Comparisons
2021 Review and Revalidation of the First Step Act Risk Assessment Tool
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...
Multilevel Evaluation of Project Safe Neighborhoods
Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) is a DOJ-sponsored initiative to reduce violent crime, particularly gun crime, by fostering cooperation by criminal justice agencies and local partners to develop and implement strategic approaches.
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Understanding Incarceration and Re-Entry Experiences of Female Inmates and their Children: The Women’s Prison Inmate Networks Study (WO-PINS)
Applying Data Science to Justice Systems: The North Carolina Statewide Warrant Repository (NCAWARE)
The Effects of Temperature on Blowfly Colonization of Decomposing Human Bodies
Pre-grouping of commingled human skeletal remains by elemental analysis
Deep Learning Methods for Post Mortem Interval Estimation
Applied Research in the Characterization, Identification, and Comparison of Pigmented Fiber Evidence
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
Detection and identification of hair dyes directly at a crime scene by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)
Advanced Microfluidic Technology for Automated, Rapid, and Objective Laboratory Screening of Seized Drugs
Deep Learning to Enhance Investigative Lead Information for Automotive Clear Coats
Predictive tools and experiments for blood backspatter: incorporating tissue simulants and muzzle gas interactions
Five Things About Substance Use Interventions
NIJ-Funded Research on Firearms Violence in Urban Cities Advancing Scientific Evidence to Inform Practice
In this full thematic panel, renowned experts will present a series of papers summarizing the newest findings of NIJ-funded research projects on criminal offenses with firearms in urban areas. Researchers used various criminological and other theories, including routine activity theory, socio-ecological and socio-environmental perspectives, and advanced mixed-study methods, including surveys and spatio-temporal designs, to produce scientific evidence to inform practice.
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