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Just Science Podcast: Just a Statistical Approach to Glass Evidence

Date Published

May 2020

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Interview, Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

TECHBeat, February 2019

Date Published

February 2019

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Instructional Material, Grants and Funding

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Forensic Science Technology Working Group Operational Requirements

Date Published

February 2020

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ

The Time to Analyze is Now: DNA Evidence in Groping Sexual Assault Cases

Event Dates

January 29, 2020, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Open

Success Story: Enabling Forensic Field Testing With Paper Microfluidic Devices

Date Published

April 2019

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Beyond DNA - The Role of Physical Evidence in Sexual Assault Investigations

Date Published

January 2019

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Beyond DNA - The Impact of Toxicological Evidence in Sexual Assault Investigations

Date Published

January 2019

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Evaluation and Optimization of DNA Recovery and Amplification From Bullet Cartridge Cases

Date Published

March 2019

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Embracing Next Generation Methods for Forensic DNA Sequence Analysis

Date Published

November 2019

Agencies

NIJ

National Institute of Justice: Strengthening Science and Advancing Justice

October 2019

This video, produced for IACPTV, describes the mission of NIJ and highlights body armor research, forensic advancements, human trafficking work, and the Policing Strategic Plan. 

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Just Science: DNA: Just Improving Workflow Efficiency

Date Published

October 2019

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Interview, Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Combined Temperature and Humidity Control to Tune Latent Fingermark Development by Superglue Fuming

Date Published

April 2019

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Rapid and Effective Identification of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot Residues

Event Dates

November 20, 2019, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Open

Portable Advanced 3D Imaging for Footwear and Tire Impression Capture

Event Dates

October 23, 2019, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Open

Determining Time Since Deposition of Epithelial Cell Samples Using Intrinsic Fluorescence Signatures

2019-DU-BX-0041

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2019

$469,468

Development of Microscopical Methods for the Systematic Analysis of Chemically Reacted, Improvised Low Explosives and Related Residues

2019-DU-BX-0047

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2019

$157,863

Validation of a Single Instrument, Single Sample Protocol for the Detection of the Inorganicand Organic Constituents of Firearms Discharge Residue

2019-R2-CX-0044

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2019

$100,000

Development of a Baseline Survey of Random Presence of Glass and Paint for the Interpretation of Evidence in the U.S. Courts

2019-DU-BX-0015

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2019

$326,820

Virbrational Spectroscopy for the Analysis of Organic Gunshot Residue: Detection, Identification and Characterization

2019-R2-CX-0035

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2019

$150,000

Forensic Application of Pollen DNA Barcoding

2019-R2-CX-0039

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2019

$150,000

Application of Particle-Correlated Raman Spectroscopy for the Forensic Examination of Soils

2019-DU-BX-0017

Open

Funding First Awarded

2019

$686,336

The National Institute of Justice — At the Forefront of Forensic Science Research

NIJ Journal Issue No. 266

Date Published

June 2010

Series

NIJ Journal

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ

Potential Handheld Multispectral Camera for Crime Scene Investigations

Microbial Communities on Skin Leave Unique Traces at Crime Scenes

Date Published

December 10, 2018

Investigators in two NIJ-supported studies have demonstrated that people carry unique microbial communities on their skin, and traces of those communities, left on touched objects, can be linked to the individual.