Standards
Compliant Products List: Ballistic Resistant Body Armor
Most importantly, keep wearing the armor you have now. NIJ will continue to maintain its current list of armor that has already been certified to the previous standard for several years, so that manufacturers and agencies can transition to armor that meets the new standard. Given the large number of ballistic-resistant...
Comparison of portable and benchtop electrochemical instruments for detection of inorganic and organic gunshot residues in authentic shooter samples
NIJ Body Armor Poster
The Evidence of Effectiveness: Beyond the Methodological Standards
Production of high-fidelity electropherograms results in improved and consistent DNA interpretation: Standardizing the forensic validation process
Model Strategies for Field Drug Testing Programs
Development of tailor-made inorganic gunshot residue (IGSR) microparticle standards and characterization with a multi-technique approach
Evaluation of an internal standard for qualitative DART-MS analysis of seized drugs
Office of Law Enforcement Standards
Long-Term Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Risk-Needs Assessment and Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) Reforms in Juvenile Probation: The Long-Term RNR-Impact Study
Establishing Sufficiency Thresholds for Assessing the Quality of Mass Spectral Data
Analysis of primer gunshot residue particles by laser induced breakdown spectroscopy and laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
Secretariat for ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 37, Biometrics
Linking Theory to Practice: Predicting Ballistic Performance from Mechanical Properties of Aged Body Armor
Effects of temperature and humidity on high-strength p-aramid fibers used in body armor
Application of the OSAC Registry of Standards to Forensic Science Service Providers' Quality Systems
NIJ Compliance Testing for Autoloading Pistols
NIJ administers the NIJ Compliance Testing Program (NIJ CTP) to determine a specific pistol model’s compliance with NIJ Standard 0112.03, Autoloading Pistols for Police Officers, Revision A. The NIJ CTP helps ensure the pistols purchased and used by law enforcement agencies will perform as expected.
About the Standard
A review of likelihood ratios in forensic science based on a critique of Stiffelman "No longer the Gold standard: Probabilistic genotyping is changing the nature of DNA evidence in criminal trials"
Development of Modern Subadult Standards: Improved Age and Sex Estimation in U.S. Forensic Practice
A Metrology Foundation for 3D Ballistics Imaging
Tracking Individuals Who Commit Sex Offenses: Federal Law, Resources Have Led to Marked Improvement of State Registries, But More Work Is Needed
A 2006 federal law drove all states to keep better track of those convicted of sex offenses through enhanced technology and consistent practices, but some states are falling short of standards.