Skin color
Quantitative and visual prediction of eye, hair and skin color from DNA
15PNIJ-23-GG-04206-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$980,527
Use of MicroRNA Expression in DNA extracts to Predict Body Weight Class in Forensic Samples
15PNIJ-23-GG-04212-MUMU
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$408,987
Shedding Light on Assault
Date Published
November 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Shedding Light on Assault
November 2022
Series
Senior Science Writer Maya Pilkington is joined by “the Paintball Lady” – Dr. Katherine Scafide. Dr. Scafide shares how her research on detecting bruises and skills as a forensic nurse help pediatric and adult assault and domestic violence victims by providing clear documentation.
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Audio file
A novel skin tone detection algorithm for contraband image analysis
Date Published
2008
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
The Hidden Costs of Reentry: Understanding the Barriers to Removing a Criminal Record
May 2022
NIJ hosted a webinar to discuss under-researched aspects of reentry: expungement of criminal records and the impact of those records. This webinar includes a presentation of ongoing research projects examining the impact of legal aid for expungement and past research projects studying the accuracy and permanency of criminal records and the prevalence of collateral consequences of conviction. A Q&A session will conclude this webinar.
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Molecular eyewitness: Forensic prediction of phenotype and ancestry
Date Published
2011
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Collaborative Artificial Intelligence Platform for Bruise Age Analysis
15PNIJ-21-GG-04145-SLFO
Open
Funding First Awarded
2021
$988,559
Improving Bruise Detection with Alternate Light
Date Published
January 2022
Agencies
NIJ