Articles Published by NIJ

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Can CT Scans Enhance or Replace Medicolegal Autopsies?

Compendium Developed to Help Forensic Investigators Screen for Drugs

Improving the Reliability of Drug Tests Done by Officers

Understanding Blow Fly Genetic Variation May Reduce Error Rates in Time of Death Estimates

Overview of Impression and Pattern Evidence

Overview of Trace Evidence

Tracking Movements With Isotopes

Recreational Research: Analyzing 'Designer Drugs' at Miami’s Premier Electronic Music Festival

Date Published

September 30, 2015

Social Science Research on Forensic Science: The Story Behind One of NIJ's Newest Research Portfolios

Magneto-Optical Sensors Bring Obliterated Serial Numbers Back to Life

The Science Behind Firearm and Tool Mark Examination

How ATF Is Working to Improve NIBIN

Study Identifies Ways to Improve ATF Ballistic Evidence Program

Law Enforcement Use of the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN)

Fingerprints: An Overview

NIJ's Innovative Research Spans Variety of Forensic Fields

Forensic Toxicology Research and Development

Date Published

October 1, 2012

Overview of Questioned Documents

Date Published

October 1, 2012

DNA Evidence: Basics of Analyzing

Date Published

August 8, 2012

Nationwide Survey of Untested Evidence in Law Enforcement Custody

DNA Testing: Techniques and Results in the Los Angeles Study

The Case for Testing All Sexual Assault Kits

Effects of Human Factors on the Accuracy of Fingerprint Analysis

Solving Crime Problems With Research

Applying Carbon-14 Dating to Recent Human Remains