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Trace DNA

Touch DNA Evidence Collection in Sexual Assault Cases

April 2023
Series
2023 Sexual Assault Awareness Month Webinar Series: Novel Research on Sexual Assault

Dr. Julie L. Valentine introduces the application of touch DNA in sexual assault cases through a case study. A literature review on touch DNA is summarized to provide contextual information and research on touch DNA analysis findings in groping sexual assault cases is discussed. The webinar concludes with recommendations for multidisciplinary partners to collect, submit, and analyze evidence in sexual assault cases for touch DNA.

This webinar was hosted by the NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence on April 18, 2023.

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National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

DNAmix 2021 Archive

NCJ Number
310512
Date Published
February 2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical), Reference Material
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Forensic Biology Research and Development at NIJ

Forensic Biology involves the collection, study, and analysis of biological material on evidence from crime scenes to provide unbiased, scientific reports for a criminal or civil court case to give a better understanding of the crime that occurred. Historically, one of the earliest forensic biologists was Sir Alec Jeffreys in 1985 using DNA fingerprinting or DNA typing to individually identify humans.[1] He targeted variable...

DNA Mixtures

Event Dates
Location
Online
Event Type
Course
Registration Status
Not Required