The Slow but Steady March Towards a More Reliable Forensic Science
Date Published
December 2022
Agencies
NIJ
Standards development
Forensic Fire Death Investigation: Investigating the Effects of Body Mass and Decomposition Sequence on Fire Burn Speed and Patterns and the Development of Performance Standards
15PNIJ-22-GG-04408-SLFO
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$1,087,985
Secretariat for ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 37, Biometrics
15PNIJ-21-GG-00662-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$50,000
How Good Are the Data? Novel Metric Assesses Probability That an Unknown Drug Sample Matches a Known Sample
Date Published
March 17, 2022
NIJ-funded researchers developed a novel metric to assess probability that an unknown sample of a drug matches a library sample, with profound implications for standardization of mass spectrometry results.
Office of Law Enforcement Standards
2010-DN-R-7121
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2010
$5,076,570
Secretariat for ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 37, Biometrics
15PNIJ-21-GG-00662-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2021
$50,000
Restorative Justice Conferencing In Rhode Island: Summary Report
Date Published
May 2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Application of the OSAC Registry of Standards to Forensic Science Service Providers' Quality Systems
Event Dates
–
Eastern
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Not Required
NIJ Compliance Testing for Autoloading Pistols
NIJ administers the NIJ Compliance Testing Program (NIJ CTP) to determine a specific pistol model’s compliance with NIJ Standard 0112.03, Autoloading Pistols for Police Officers, Revision A. The NIJ CTP helps ensure the pistols purchased and used by law enforcement agencies will perform as expected.
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Development of Modern Subadult Standards: Improved Age and Sex Estimation in U.S. Forensic Practice
Date Published
2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Reference Ballistic Toolmark Database for Research and Development of Identification Systems and Confidence Limits
2013-R2R-4843
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2013
$256,079
Isotope Analysis of Modern Remains in Forensics: Optimizing Sample Preparation Methods for Accurate and Reliable Carbonate and Collagen Isotope Analysis
2020-R2-CX-0034
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2020
$150,000
Funding to support the operation of the Secretariat of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 37, Biometrics
2016-IJ-CX-0112
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2020
$44,000
Taking the Stab Out of Stabbings
Date Published
2000
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Developing the Next Generation Stab-Resistant Body Armor Standard
Date Published
June 2015
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
A Step Up For CBRN Protection
Date Published
July 2008
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Interoperability AGILE-ity
Date Published
2002
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Impediments to Developing and Marketing New Technologies for Law Enforcement
Date Published
1996
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored