Articles Published by NIJ

NIJ grantee Robert Maher is changing the field of audio forensics with novel techniques to document and interpret gunshot recordings.

Black box study of bloodstain pattern analysts finds contrasting conclusions due to terminology; highlights importance of establishing consensus standards.

Researchers who developed a 3-D imaging system for analyzing cartridge casings say their latest work is “a critical next step” that gives cartridge analysis more credibility by including datasets, best practices, and performance checks.

Investigating and prosecuting sexual assault crimes is much more complicated than simply performing DNA testing.

Researchers claim they have developed a prototype system that could enable “low-cost, portable, objective analysis of tool marks.”