Following are articles published by the National Institute of Justice
Overview of Impression and Pattern Evidence
Overview of Trace Evidence
Tracking Movements With Isotopes
NIJ-supported researchers are using oxygen and strontium isotopes to help law enforcement identify victims.
Recreational Research: Analyzing 'Designer Drugs' at Miami’s Premier Electronic Music Festival
Social Science Research on Forensic Science: The Story Behind One of NIJ's Newest Research Portfolios
In 2005, NIJ began funding social science research on issues relating to forensic science, initiating an entirely new line of research.
Magneto-Optical Sensors Bring Obliterated Serial Numbers Back to Life
A sensor technology first developed for medical use is being adapted to detect and visualize destroyed serial numbers in firearms.
The Science Behind Firearm and Tool Mark Examination
Study finds less than 1.2 percent error rate in matching bullets fired from Glock semiautomatic pistol barrels to the actual firearm.
Study Identifies Ways to Improve ATF Ballistic Evidence Program
An NIJ-funded examination of NIBIN offers recommendations for improving the program's tactical and strategic value.
How ATF Is Working to Improve NIBIN
Law Enforcement Use of the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN)
Five Things Law Enforcement Executives Can Do to Make a Difference
Overview of Questioned Documents
Forensic Toxicology Research and Development
DNA Evidence: Basics of Analyzing
Nationwide Survey of Untested Evidence in Law Enforcement Custody
The Case for Testing All Sexual Assault Kits
DNA Testing: Techniques and Results in the Los Angeles Study
Sidebar to the article Solving Sexual Assaults: Finding Answers Through Research
Effects of Human Factors on the Accuracy of Fingerprint Analysis
Applying Carbon-14 Dating to Recent Human Remains
Measuring carbon-14 levels in human tissue could help forensic scientists determine age and year of death in cases involving unidentified human remains.