Trace evidence

Raman Spectroscopy to Enhance Investigative Lead Information in Automotive Clearcoats

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Transmission Infrared Microscopy and Machine Learning Applied to the Forensic Examination of Original Automotive Paint

Date Published

2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Concentration of ignitable liquid residue from simulated fire debris by dynamic vapor microextraction: Sensitivity to instrument settings and debris characteristics

Date Published

September 2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Strengthening Scientific Foundations for Advancing Best Practices in the Collection, Storage, Analysis, and Interpretation of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot Residues

15PNIJ-23-GG-04218-SLFO

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$564,733

Comprehensive Evaluation of Kinetic and Thermodynamic Approaches to Predict Evaporation of Ignitable Liquids for Fire Debris Applications

15PNIJ-23-GG-04231-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$262,678

Accuracy, Efficacy, and Reproducibility of Muzzle-to-Target Distance Determination using Gunshot Residue

15PNIJ-23-GG-04222-MUMU

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$872,282

Comparison of Novel Raman Techniques for Fiber Forensics

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Collecting and Analyzing DNA Evidence from Fingernails: A Comparative Study

Date Published

2014

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Traveling There and Back Again: A Fingernail's Tale

Date Published

2019

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Extraction and Analysis of Human Nuclear and Mitochondrial DNA From Electron Beam Irradiated Envelopes

Date Published

November 2003

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Novel cellular signatures for determining time since deposition for trace DNA evidence

Date Published

December 2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

The persistence and stabilization of auxiliary genes in the human skin virome

Date Published

March 2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Transitioning surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) into the forensic drug chemistry and toxicology laboratory: Current and future perspectives

Date Published

April 2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Ultra-sensitive, rapid detection of dried bloodstains by surface enhanced Raman scattering on Ag substrates

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

A study on the occurrence of glass and paint across various cities in the United States - Part II: Background presence of paint in the general population

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

2023 National Institute of Justice Forensic Science Research and Development Symposium

Date Published

April 2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Building More Reliable Forensic Sciences (Part Two)

April 2023

The scientific basis of several aspects of forensic evidence was first called into question by the 2009 National Research Council report. That report had an immediate impact on law enforcement, crime labs, courtrooms, and the broader scientific community.

Towards Commercialization: Preliminary Developmental Validation of a High Resolution Melt Curve Mixture Prediction Assay and SVM Tool

Date Published

March 2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Building More Reliable Forensic Sciences (Part One)

Date Published

March 2023

Agencies

NIJ

Building More Reliable Forensic Sciences (Part One)

March 2023

Series

Justice Today Podcast

The scientific basis of several aspects of forensic evidence was first called into question by the 2009 National Research Council report. That report had an immediate impact on law enforcement, crime labs, courtrooms, and the broader scientific community.