Forensic pathology

Death Investigation: A Guide for the Scene Investigator

NCJ Number

167568

Date Published

November 1999

Agencies

NIJ

Series

NIJ Research Report

Publication Type

Handbook

2024 version (PDF) | 2011 version (PDF) | 1999 version (PDF)

Ontogenetic Patterns in Human Frontal Sinus Shape: A Longitudinal Study Using Elliptical Fourier Analysis

NCJ Number

304842

Journal

Journal of Anatomy

Date Published

May 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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2022 National Institute of Justice Forensic Science Research and Development Symposium - Conference Proceedings

NCJ Number

304822

Date Published

May 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Issue Overview

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2019 National Institute of Justice Forensic Science Research and Development Symposium - Conference Proceedings

NCJ Number

304676

Date Published

February 2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

PDF

Strengthening the Medical Examiner–Coroner System Through NIJ-funded Programs: 2018 Medicolegal Death Investigation Stakeholders’ Meeting

NCJ Number

304669

Date Published

September 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

PDF

The roles of medical examiners in the COVID-19 era: a comparison between the United States and Italy

NCJ Number

304597

Journal

Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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High-Rate Anisotropic Properties in Human Infant Parietal and Occipital Bone

NCJ Number

304588

Journal

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Quantitation of Fentanyl and Metabolites from Blow Fly Tissue and Development Effects of Fentanyl on Lucilia Sericata

NCJ Number

304483

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Thesis/Dissertation, Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Postmortem Interval Determination from Bone: A Metabolomics and Lipidomics Approach

NCJ Number

304294

Date Published

March 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

PDF

Evaluation of the Routine Use of CT Scanning to Supplant or Supplement Autopsy in a High-Volume Medical Examiner's Office

NCJ Number

304293

Date Published

June 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

PDF

A comparison of three decalcification agents for assessments of cranial fracture histomorphology

NCJ Number

304287

Journal

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Date Published

February 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Age Dependent Mechanical Properties of the Infant Porcine Parietal Bone and a Correlation to the Human

NCJ Number

255376

Journal

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Date Published

November 2009

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Frontal sinus development and juvenile age estimation

NCJ Number

255562

Journal

Anatomical Record-Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology

Date Published

September 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Manual and Automated Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation CPR: A Comparison of Associated Injury Patterns

NCJ Number

246138

Journal

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Date Published

July 2013

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Determining the temperature-dependence of tissue relaxation times (T1 and T2) for prospective optimization of post-mortem magnetic resonance (PMMR) image contrast

NCJ Number

256067

Journal

Journal of forensic Radiological Imaging

Date Published

2013

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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The Repository of Antemortem Injury Response (REPAIR): an online database for skeletal injuries of known ages

NCJ Number

304106

Journal

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Date Published

January 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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How Prevalent is Violence in Missing and Unidentified Persons Cases?

NCJ Number

304104

Date Published

February 2022

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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The Effects of Temperature on Blowfly Colonization of Decomposing Human Bodies

Date Published

January 11, 2022

Development of blowflies on a body is a standard forensic measure of time since death, but temperature variations can alter that development and mislead investigators.

Improving Bruise Detection with Alternate Light

Date Published

January 4, 2022

Developing the Minimum Dataset for the New Mexico Decedent Image Database

NCJ Number

304013

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Intraskeletal Consistency in Patterns of Vascularity within Bat Limb Bones

NCJ Number

304002

Journal

Anatomical Record-Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Scientists Seek Connection Between Toxin-causing Bacterium and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Date Published

December 16, 2021

Researchers believe a bacterium that causes food poisoning and other diseases may underlie some SIDS cases.

2022 NIJ Forensic Science Research and Development Symposium

Event Dates

March 1, 2022, 10:00 am – March 2, 2022, 6:00 pm Eastern

Location

Online

Event Type

Symposium

Registration Status

Not Required

Series

NIJ Forensic Science Research and Development Symposium

Reliability and Validity of Radiographic Comparisons for Positive Identification

15PNIJ-21-GG-04165-SLFO

Open

Funding First Awarded

2021

$567,682

Improving Age-at-Death Estimates from Human Skeletal Remains Through Spatial Analysis of Intracortical Remodeling Using Geographic Information Systems Software

15PNIJ-21-GG-04136-SLFO

Open

Funding First Awarded

2021

$349,970

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