Linking Suspects to Crime Scenes With Particle Populations
Date Published
December 2017
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Trace evidence
Biometrics From the Isotopic Analysis of Amino Acids in Human Hair
Date Published
November 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Program/Project Description
Sensitive Site Exploitation Through Trace Chemical Analysis of Latent Fingerprints (SETCAF)
Date Published
November 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Program/Project Description
Linking Suspects to Crime Scenes with Particle Populations
Date Published
December 10, 2017
Two researchers with a long record of research into the forensic value of very small particle populations examined cell phones, handguns, drug packaging, and ski masks from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office to determine if such particles can make phys
Fast and Versatile Forensic Analysis of Ink and Paper With an Easily Operated Laser
Date Published
December 2017
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Expanding the Smokeless Powder Database
Date Published
December 2017
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Expanding the Smokeless Powder Database
Date Published
December 3, 2017
Researchers expanded the National Center for Forensic Science Smokeless Powders Database from 100 to more than 800 entries.
The Analysis of Trace Forensic Evidence Using Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry: Differentiating Fibers
Date Published
October 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Program/Project Description
Comprehensive Modernization of Firearm Discharge Residue Analysis; Advanced Analytical Techniques, Complexing Agents, and Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Date Published
October 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Program/Project Description
Sexual Assault Cases: Exploring the Importance of Non-DNA Forensic Evidence
Date Published
November 9, 2017
Investigating and prosecuting sexual assault crimes is much more complicated than simply performing DNA testing.
Just Science Podcast: Just Case Studies: Episode 23: Two Murders, One Trace Fiber
Date Published
October 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Interview,
Case Study
Determination of Key Factors in Particle Combination Analysis to Enable Systematic Improvement, Optimization and Transition to Practice
2017-IJ-CX-0030
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$951,264
The development of objective approach to the characterization and interpretation of paint evidence by SEM/EDS
2017-IJ-CX-0027
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$594,920
Linking internal organ microbiome and metabolome compositions to cause death in medicolegal investigations
2017-MU-MU-0042
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$532,286
Coupling Raman Spectroscopy with Ambient Sampling, Portable Mass Spectrometry for On-site, High-Throughput Evidence Confirmation on a Single Instrumental Platform
2017-R2-CX-0022
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$298,100
Assessing automated image analysis and stable isotope signatures for small arms propellant differentiation and brand identification
2017-MU-CX-0043
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$404,510
Non-destructive, enhanced collection and recovery from difficult forensic samples, improving the "front end" processes of DNA typing
2017-DN-BX-0137
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$286,931
Application of Raman and Infrared Microscopy for the Forensic Examination of Automotive Clear Coats and Paint Smears
2017-IJ-CX-0022
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$484,163
Security Crystals: NIR-To-NIR Upconverting Nanoparticles for Fingerprint Identification and DNA Extraction
2017-IJ-CX-0026
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$841,307
Electrochemical Paper-based Sensors for the Trace Detection of Explosives Compounds in a Crime Scene
2017-DN-BX-0172
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2017
$229,923
The Human Virome as Trace Evidence in Forensic Investigation
2017-IJ-CX-0025
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$698,382
Development and Implementation of a Fire Debris Inference Validation Database: Moving to Probabilistic Statements of the Strength of the Evidence
2017-IJ-CX-0023
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$496,976
Nanoscale Imaging and Chemical Analysis of Extracellular DNA in Trace Evidence Samples
2017-DN-BX-0186
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$311,609