Dense DNA Data for Enhanced Missing Persons Identification
2019-DU-BX-0046
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$743,927
Missing person investigation
Searching for the Missing in a City of Millions
NCJ Number
252737
Journal
NIJ Journal
Date Published
May 2019
Agencies
NIJ
Series
Publication Type
Program/Project Description,
Issue Overview
NIJ Journal Issue No. 256
NCJ Number
216522
Journal
NIJ Journal
Date Published
January 2007
Agencies
NIJ
Series
Publication Type
Collected Work
Solving the Missing Indigenous Person Data Crisis: NamUs 2.0
Date Published
July 12, 2019
Assessment of Rapid, Robust, and Efficient Postmortem DNA Sampling Method for DVI and Missing Persons Identification
NCJ Number
253076
Date Published
February 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Program/Project Description
Publication Link
Solving the Missing Indigenous Person Data Crisis: NamUs 2.0
NCJ Number
253100
Date Published
July 2019
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Publication Link
Video: Upgrading the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System: Introducing NamUs 2.0
NCJ Number
252742
Date Published
May 2018
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Publication Link
Success Story: Maximizing the Use of Mitochondrial DNA in Identifying Remains and Aiding Missing Persons Casework
NCJ Number
251656
Date Published
April 2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Success Story: Creating an International Databank of Skeletal Biomarkers for Human Identification
NCJ Number
251476
Date Published
September 2016
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Program/Project Description,
Factsheet
Publication Link
Lost but Not Forgotten: Finding the Nation's Missing
NCJ Number
250702
Journal
NIJ Journal
Date Published
November 2017
Agencies
NIJ
Series
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Identifying Missing Persons Through Legislation
Date Published
August 1, 2016
New York state law requires county medical examiners to report identifying information on remains to NamUs.
Defining a Face: What Can DNA Phenotyping Really Tell Us About An Unknown Sample?
Date Published
August 31, 2015
Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
2015-DN-BX-K040
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2015
$277,667
Estimation of Biological Parameters for Human Identification in Cases of Missing Persons, Mass Disasters, and Human Rights Violations
NCJ Number
240687
Date Published
July 2012
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Identifying Victims Using DNA: A Guide for Families
NCJ Number
212872
Date Published
April 2005
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
MN BCA Solving Cold Cases with DNA
2011-DN-BX-K522
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2011
$465,079
New Forensics Tool: Development of an Advanced Sensor for Detecting Clandestine Graves
NCJ Number
231197
Date Published
July 2010
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Description,
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Solving Missing Persons Cases
Date Published
May 24, 2010
National Missing and Unidentified Persons System has helped agencies solve cases and allowed families to find resolution.
Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
2008-DN-BX-K156
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2008
$627,767
University of North Texas Center for Human Identification Project: The Anthropological, mtDNA and STR Analysis of Unidentified Human Remains and Family Reference Samples for Entry Into CODIS and the Field Testing and Implementation of New Technologies to Facilitate Additional Identifications
NCJ Number
223976
Date Published
2008
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Publication Link