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Determination of seventeen major and trace elements in new float glass standards for use in forensic comparisons using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

NCJ Number

303999

Journal

Spectrochimica Acta Part B-Atomic Spectroscopy

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

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

NCJ Number

303992

Journal

Forensic Chemistry

Date Published

November 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIST Footwear Impression Comparison System

NCJ Number

303987

Date Published

November 2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Presentation

Publication Link

PDF (Presentation)

A Metrology Foundation for 3D Ballistic Imaging

NCJ Number

303986

Date Published

September 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Link

PDF

Quantitative Measures for Footwear Impression Comparisons

NCJ Number

303985

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Link

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

NCJ Number

303859

Date Published

December 2021

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Link

PDF

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

November 2021

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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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)

NCJ Number

303978

Date Published

October 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Link

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Improving the Collection of Digital Evidence

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

NCJ Number

303964

Date Published

October 2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Link

PDF

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

Series

NIJ Forensic Research and Development Symposium

The Effects of Temperature on Blowfly Colonization of Decomposing Human Bodies

NCJ Number

303953

Date Published

January 2022

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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

NCJ Number

303933

Date Published

October 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Publication Link

PDF

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

Expert Algorithm for Substance Identification (EASI)

15PNIJ-21-GG-04179-COAP

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2021

$327,405

Deep Learning to Enhance Investigative Lead Information for Automotive Clear Coats

15PNIJ-21-GG-04182-RESS

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2021

$196,373

A Universal Method for the Detection of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot Residue based on Fast Fluorescence Mapping and Raman Spectroscopic Identification

15PNIJ-21-GG-04153-RESS

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2021

$632,138

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

Detection and identification of hair dyes directly at a crime scene by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)

15PNIJ-21-GG-04169-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2021

$368,745

Advanced Microfluidic Technology for Automated, Rapid, and Objective Laboratory Screening of Seized Drugs

15PNIJ-21-GG-04176-COAP

Open

Funding First Awarded

2021

$327,558