Standards
New Age Therapeutics: Development and Validation of an Analytical Workflow for the Analysis of Psychedelics in Biological Matrices
15PNIJ-23-GG-01426-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$441,886
Pivoting Headspace Ethanol Analysis to Accommodate Modern Day Scenarios
15PNIJ-23-GG-01424-MUMU
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$371,593
Development of a Stable Matrix-Matched Standard for Molecular and Elemental Analysis of Hair in Forensic Toxicology
15PNIJ-23-GG-01945-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$110,966
NIJ FY 2021 Invited to Apply - Operation of the Secretariat of SC 37 under JTC 1 of ISO/IEC
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
NIJ is seeking applications for funding for operation of the Secretariat of Subcommittee 37 (SC 37) under the Joint Technical Committee 1 (JTC 1) of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
Secretariat for ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 37, Biometrics
15PNIJ-21-GG-00662-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$57,425
De-escalation Training: What Works, Implementation Lessons, and Taking It to Scale; Plenary at the 2023 NIJ Research Conference
August 2023
Series
Police use of force, while infrequently used, is a tremendous concern to public safety in the United States when officers employ it excessively or inappropriately, causing injury or death and eroding public trust in law enforcement. This plenary from the 2023 NIJ Research Conference describes the Integrating, Communications, Assessment, and Tactics (ICAT) de-escalation training program developed by the Police Executive Research Forum to guide officers in defusing critical incidents.
Review the YouTube Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy
Qualifications of an Expert Witness for Legal Professionals (Part I: The Daubert Standard)
Event Dates
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Open
Fixed and Base Station Antennas: NIJ Standard-0204.02
Date Published
June 1998
Publication Type
Guideline
Agencies
NIJ
Inactive NIJ Standards
These are standards that are no longer supported, updated or revised by NIJ. Some have been rendered obsolete due to advancements in technology and others have been replaced by standards developed by other Standards Development Organizations. However, for reference all inactive NIJ standards can be accessed and downloaded here.
| Title | Published |
|---|---|
| Metallic Handcuffs. NIJ Standard-0307.01 (pdf, 10 pages) | March 1982 |
| 38/357 Caliber... |
Building More Reliable Forensic Sciences (Part One)
Date Published
March 2023
Agencies
NIJ
Setting global CFT standards: a critique and suggestions
Date Published
July 2006
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Development of modern human subadult age and sex estimation standards using multi-slice computed tomography images from medical examiner's offices
Date Published
October 2016
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium
The Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium (CJTEC) uses research-based methodologies to enhance the capabilities of law enforcement, courts, and corrections agencies, and act as an honest broker for the nation’s criminal justice practitioners to provide objective and rigorous testing and evaluation of existing technologies, policies, and practices.
CJTEC provides four key assets in collaboration with the National Institute of Justice:
- Technology Foraging: CJTEC monitors...
Furthering understanding of forensic units: a detailed examination of Knoxville police department's crime scene unit
Date Published
December 2018
Publication Type
Thesis/Dissertation
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
The State of Standard Development & Tools for Assessing and Implementing Standards
Event Dates
–
Eastern
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Open
The Slow but Steady March Towards a More Reliable Forensic Science
Date Published
December 2022
Agencies
NIJ
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
Ballistic Resistant Body Armor and the NIJ Mark
The NIJ Compliance Testing Program’s (NIJ CTP) goal is to improve criminal justice practitioners’ confidence about the products they own and about how those products meet applicable requirements and perform as expected. To achieve this goal, the NIJ CTP must evaluate products independently and communicate the evaluation results to practitioners.
Although the NIJ CTP maintains a list of compliant products for practitioners to reference, additional...
Forensic Science State Commissions and Oversight Bodies – 2022 Update
Date Published
June 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
The Evidence We Leave Behind (Part 2)
June 2022
Series
Gregory Dutton, a physical scientist at NIJ, and science writer Jim Dawson continue their conversation on the microbiome: what it is, how it applies to forensics, and the evolution of its role in forensic science.
Technology: Have Practitioners' Needs Been Met?
Date Published
July 1999
Publication Type
Technical Assistance
Agencies
NIJ