Following are articles published by the National Institute of Justice
Notes from the Field: The Medical Examiner’s Office as a Focal Point in Fighting the Opioid Crisis
Researchers Develop Insight Into Blood Droplet Behavior for Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
After analyzing individual blood droplets on inclined surfaces, researchers in this NIJ-funded project said measurements show the current standard method is accurate for drops that hit at right angles but has significant errors at shallow impact angles.
ODMAP: A Digital Tool to Track and Analyze Overdoses
Rapid and Reliable On-Site Drug Detection Using Aptamer-based Sensors
A new test for detecting and identifying illegal drugs in oral fluids may be superior to the current test widely used in the field by law enforcement, according to researchers in this study.
Officer Safety Part 2 of 2 in a Series on Correctional Officer Wellness
Using Isotopes in Human Hair to Reveal Personal Characteristics for Forensic Investigations
Researchers investigate the potential of using isotopes in specific amino acids in human hair as a forensic tool to provide information about an individual's age, sex, race, body mass, genetic disorders, health, and region of origin.
Funding for Forensic Research and Development, DNA Analysis, Capacity Enhancement and Other Activities
Forensic Evidence and Criminal Justice Outcomes in Sexual Assault Cases
An NIJ-funded study explored injury and forensic evidence in sexual assault cases using data from different types of medical examiners, laboratories, and the police.
Director's Message - NIJ Journal Issue No. 279
Notes from the Field: Lessons Learned From the Front Lines of the Opioid Epidemic
Researchers Improve Accuracy by Combining Testing Methods for Emerging Recreational Drugs
Researchers conducted a systematic study of microcrystalline tests for emerging illicit drugs and then examined the infrared spectra of the microcrystals to create a database to mitigate subjectivity of the tests.
Fiber Impurities Allow for More Detailed Forensic Fluorescence Comparisons
Fiber evidence has long been an important part of criminal cases, for it can associate a suspect with a crime scene. This project details new analytical procedures that allow fiber comparisons that are more detailed than standard forensic practices.
Understanding the Opioid Crisis Through Data and All-Stakeholder Reviews
Defining the Difficulty of Fingerprint Comparisons
Researchers create a metric to determine the difficulty of matching latent and known fingerprints, then link that difficulty to error rates.