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When Evaluating DNA Evidence within a Likelihood Ratio Framework, should the Propositions be Exhaustive?

NCJ Number

255685

Journal

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Date Published

October 2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation, Research (Applied/Empirical)

Publication Link

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Webinar: Research Assistantship Program, Academic Year 2021-2022

NIJ held a webinar on November 12, 2020, to discuss the academic year 2021-2022 Research Assistantship Program. The following is a transcript of that webinar. 

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ANGELA M. MOORE: Good afternoon, everyone. Before we get into the meat of the presentation, I first want to thank everyone for joining us and for your interest in NIJ's Research Assistantship Program. In addition, I just want to...

NIJ and NSF Renew Forensic Science Collaboration

Date Published

November 17, 2020

Two leading funding agencies renew a joint commitment to evaluate and support scientific activities relevant to criminal justice.

Improving the Analysis and Collection of Trace Evidence Samples

Date Published

November 2, 2020

Development of a Quantifiable Confirmatory Test to Detect Fly Artifacts Contaminating Bloodstain Evidence

NCJ Number

255092

Date Published

August 2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Description

Publication Link

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Expanding Social Science Research to Examine the Impacts of Forensic Science on the Criminal Justice System

Event Dates

November 10, 2020, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Not Required

Population Genetic Issues for Forensic DNA Profiles

2020-DQ-BX-0022

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2020

$711,906

Determining Fracture Timing from Histological Characteristics of Cortical Bone

2020-75-CX-0015

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2020

$462,240

An Assessment of Probabilistic Approaches to mtDNA Mixture Interpretation

2020-DQ-BX-0004

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2020

$205,963

Evaluation of nuclear DNA from rootless hair for forensic purposes

2020-DQ-BX-0014

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2020

$747,384

Sex-Based Targeted Recovery of Cells in a Heterogeneous Mixture: Separating Male and Female Like Cells

2020-DQ-BX-0019

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2020

$153,333

A Rapid, Microfluidic Transcriptomic Method for Body Fluid Identification from Forensic Samples

2020-DQ-BX-0027

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2020

$436,934

An Affinity-Free, Centrifugal Microfluidic System for Rapid, Automated Differential Extraction

2020-DQ-BX-0024

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2020

$466,886

Front-end differentiation of contributor cell populations and estimation of DNA content in trace biological samples using novel cellular signatures

2020-DQ-BX-0023

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2020

$382,296

Inter-laboratory variation in interpretation of DNA mixtures

2020-R2-CX-0049

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2020

$1,063,335

Efficient and Effective SNP System for Analysis of Highly Degraded DNA Samples

2020-DQ-BX-0005

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2020

$444,723

Research and Development of a Rapid Approach for Identification of Calliphoridae Species Entomological Forensic Evidence Based on DART-HRMS-derived Chemical Signatures and Chemometrics

2020-MU-MU-0016

Open

Funding First Awarded

2020

$731,306

Exploring New Short Tandem Repeat Markers for DNA Mixture Deconvolution

NCJ Number

255133

Journal

WIREs Forensic Science

Date Published

August 2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Publication Link

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Using Forensic Intelligence To Combat Serial and Organized Violent Crimes

Date Published

October 21, 2020

Integrating forensic evidence into the intelligence process is an evolutionary next step in reducing, disrupting, and preventing violent crime.

NIJ and Rutgers University: Advancing Mixture Interpretation Analysis With NOCIt

NCJ Number

255479

Date Published

September 2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Description, Factsheet

Publication Link

PDF

Just Science Podcast: Just Forensic Genetic Genealogy and GEDmatch: Verogen's Approach

NCJ Number

255447

Date Published

September 2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Description, Interview, Research (Applied/Empirical)

Publication Link

iTunes (Audio) | NIJ.ojp.gov

Linking Internal Organ Microbiome and Metabolome Composition to Cause of Death in Medicolegal Investigations

2017-MU-MU-4042

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2020

$393,503

Application for Funding to Support the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

2016-MU-BX-K007

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2020

$4,288,461

Utilizing eDNA from Four Biological Taxa Associated with Geologic Evidence for Sample-to-Sample Comparisons and Study Site Separation

2020-R2-CX-0035

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2020

$150,000

Methyl-PrepDisc: A Centrifugal Microfluidic Device for Forensic DNA Methylation Sample Preparation

2020-R2-CX-0030

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2020

$147,766