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Forensic Science - Publications

The following publications are a sample of available resources.

DNA Testing Forensic Equipment Forensic Facilities Investigation Technology

Training NCJRS Abstracts Database

Automated DNA Typing: Method of the Future
National Institute of Justice, 1997

Convicted by Juries, Exonerated by Science: Case Studies in the Use of DNA Evidence to Establish Innocence
National Institute of Justice, 1996

Development of a Rapid, Immobilized Probe Assay for the Detection of Mitochondrial DNA Variation in the HVI and HVII Regions
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2005

Development of a High-Throughput Method to Isolate Sperm DNA in Sexual Assault Cases
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2006

DNA Evidence Policy Consideration for the Prosecutor
American Prosecutors Research Institute, 2004

DNA Evidence Primer (Tech Beat)
National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center, 2000

DNA in "Minor" Crimes Yields Major Benefits in Public Safety
National Institute of Justice, 2004

DNA's Link to Corrections
National Institute of Justice, 2004

Forensic Applications of Y Chromosome STRs and SNPs
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2006

Forensic Sciences: Review of Status and Needs
National Institute of Justice, 1999

The Future of Forensic DNA Testing: Predictions of the Research and Development Working Group
National Institute of Justice, 2000

Improved Analysis of DNA Short Tandem Repeats with Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry
National Institute of Justice, 2001

Increasing the Predictability and Success Rate of Skeletal Evidence Typing: Using Physical Characteristics of Bone as a Metric for DNA Quality and Quantity
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2006

Laser Microdissection Separation of Pure Spermatozoa Populations From Mixed Cell Samples for Forensic DNA Analysis
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2007

Lessons Learned from 9/11: DNA Identification in Mass Fatality Incidents
National Institute of Justice, 2006

Mass Fatality Incidents: A Guide for Human Forensic Identification
National Institute of Justice, 2005

Mitochondrial DNA Genome Sequencing and SNP Assay Development for Increased Power of Discrimination, Final Report
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2006

National Forensic DNA Study Report
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2004

The Police National DNA Database: Balancing Crime Detention, Human Rights, and Privacy
GeneWatch, 2005

Postconviction DNA Testing: Recommendations for Handling Requests
National Institute of Justice, 1999

Prosecutors in State Courts
Bureau of Justice Statistics, Semiannual Report

Quantitation of DNA for Forensic DNA Typing by qPCR (quantitative PCR): Singleplex and Multiple Modes for Nuclear and Mitochondrial Genomes, and the Y Chromosome
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2005

Report to the Attorney General on Delays in Forensic DNA Analysis
National Institute of Justice, 2003

Sexual Assault Benchbook
Michigan Judicial Institute, 2002

Simple, Rapid, and Accurate Quantitation of Human DNA
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2006

Spermatozoa Capture During the Differential Extraction Process for STR Typing of Sexual Assault Evidence
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2002

Testing the Effects of Selected Jury Trial Innovations on Juror Comprehension of Contested mtDNA Evidence: Final Technical Report
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2005

The Unrealized Potential of DNA Testing
National Institute of Justice, 1998

Using DNA to Solve Cold Cases
National Institute of Justice, 2002

Development of NIST Standard Bullets and Casings Status Report
National Institute of Justice, 2000

Guide for the Selection of Chemical Agent and Toxic Industrial Material Detection Equipment for Emergency First Responders 100-00 (Volume I)
National Institute of Justice, 2000

Guide for the Selection of Chemical Agent and Toxic Industrial Material Detection Equipment for Emergency First Responders 100-00 (Volume II)
National Institute of Justice, 2000

An Introduction to Biological Agent Detection Equipment for Emergency First Responders 101-00
National Institute of Justice, 2001

Partial Results from Prototype Testing Efforts for Disk Imaging Tools: Safeback 2.0
National Institute of Justice, 2003

Test Results for Disk Imaging Tools: dd GNU fileutils 4.0.36, Provided with Red Hat Linux 7.1
National Institute of Justice, 2002

Test Results for Disk Imaging Tools: EnCase 3.20
National Institute of Justice, 2003

Test Results for Disk Imaging Tools: SafeBack 2.18
National Institute of Justice, 2003

Test Results for Hardware Write Block Device: Digital Intelligence UltraBlock SATA (FireWire Interface)
National Institute of Justice, 2006

Test Results for Hardware Write Block Device: WiebeTech Bus Powered Forensic ComboDock (FireWire Interface)
National Institute of Justice, 2006

Test Results for Hardware Write Block Device: WiebeTech Bus Powered Forensic ComboDock (USB Interface)
National Institute of Justice, 2006

Test Results for Hardware Write Block Device: WiebeTech Forensic ComboDock (FireWire Interface)
National Institute of Justice, 2006

Test Results for Hardware Write Block Device: WiebeTech Forensic ComboDock (USB Interface)
National Institute of Justice, 2006

Test Results for Software Write Block Tools: RCMP HDL VO.4
National Institute of Justice, 2004

Test Results for Software Write Block Tools: RCMP HDL VO.5
National Institute of Justice, 2004

Test Results for Software Write Block Tools: RCMP HDL VO.7
National Institute of Justice, 2004

Test Results for Software Write Block Tools: RCMP HDL VO.8
National Institute of Justice, 2004

50 Largest Crime Labs, 2002
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2004

Building a Forensic Laboratory (Tech Beat)
National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center, 1999

Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories, 2002
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2005

Clearing the DNA Logjam (Tech Beat)
National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center, 1998

Education and Training in Forensic Science: A Guide for Forensic Science Laboratories, Educational Institutions, and Students
National Institute of Justice, 2004

The FBI's DNA and Databasing Initiative
Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2000

Forensic Laboratories: Handbook for Facility Planning, Design, Construction and Moving
National Institute of Justice, 1998

Forensic Science Communications
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Quarterly Report

Handbook of Forensic Services
Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1999

Increasing Efficiency in Crime Laboratories
National Institute of Justice, 2008

Laboratory Auditing and Accreditation: A CD-Based Workshop (CD-ROM)
National Institute of Justice, 2002 NCJ 193750

Status and Needs of Forensic Science Service Providers: A Report to Congress
National Institute of Justice, 2006

Survey of DNA Crime Laboratories, 2001
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2001

Battered Child Syndrome: Investigating Physical Abuse and Homicide
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2002

Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories, 2002
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2005

Crime Scene Investigation: A Guide for Law Enforcement
National Institute of Justice, 2000

Crime Scene Investigation: A Reference for Law Enforcement
National Institute of Justice, 2004

Death Investigation: A Guide for the Scene Investigator
National Institute of Justice, 1999

Detection of "Date-Rape" Drugs in Hair and Urine, Final Report
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2003

DNA Evidence: Enhancing Law Enforcement's Impact From Crime Scene to Courtroom & Beyond, Vol. 1 Summit Final Report
International Association of Chiefs of Police, October 2003

Electronic Crime Scene Investigation: A Guide for First Responders
National Institute of Justice, 2001

Eyewitness Evidence: A Guide for Law Enforcement
National Institute of Justice, 1999

Eyewitness Evidence: A Trainer's Manual for Law Enforcement
National Institute of Justice, 1999

Federal Rules of Evidence
108th Congress, 2004

Fire and Arson Scene Evidence: A Guide for Public Safety Personnel
National Institute of Justice, 2000

Forensic Examination of Digital Evidence: A Guide for Law Enforcement
National Institute of Justice, 2004

Forensic Nursing: An Option for Improving Responses to Reported Rape and Sexual Assault
Home Office, 2004

Forensic Use of Hypnosis
National Institute of Justice, 1984

A Guide for Explosion and Bomb Scene Investigation
National Institute of Justice, 2000

Guidelines on PDA Forensics
National Institute of Standards and Technology, 2004

Improved Postmortem Detection of Carbon Monoxide and Cyanide
National Institute of Justice, 1996

Lessons Learned from 9/11: DNA Identification in Mass Fatality Incidents
National Institute of Justice, 2006

Recognizing When a Child's Injury or Illness is Caused by Abuse
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2002

Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence
Federal Judicial Center, 2000

The Role of Forensic Science in Identification of Mistreatment Deaths in Long-Term Care Facilities: Final Report
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2005

Second Annual Conference on Science and the Law
National Institute of Justice, 2002

Web Application Forensics: The Uncharted Territory
Sanctum Security Group, 2003

Without a Trace: Advances in Detecting Trace Evidence
National Institute of Justice, 2003

Advancing Justice Through DNA Technology
United States Department of Justice, 2003

Application of DNA Technology in England and Wales
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2004

Assessing Error in PMI Prediction Using a Forensic Entomological Computer Model
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2005

Charge Tags as Electronic Labels for DNA Microchip Testing
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2005

Detection of "Date-Rape" Drugs in Hair and Urine, Final Report
National Institute of Justice, 2003

Development of Microdevice Solid-Phase Purification Utilizing Dual Pressure/Electro-Elution for Concentration and Enhanced Recovery of DNA
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2007

The Development of Miniplex Primer Sets for the Analysis of Degraded DNA
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2005

Development of NIST Standards Bullets and Casings Status Report
National Institute of Justice, 2000

Emerging Forensic Identification Technologies: Heat Shock for Cold Cases
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2007

Evaluation of a Test Protocol for Explosives Trace Detectors Using a Representative Commercial Analyzer 100-99
National Institute of Justice, 1999

The FBI's Combined DNA Index System Program - CODIS
Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2000

The FBI's DNA and Databasing Initiatives
Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2000

Flammable and Combustible Liquid Spill/Burn Patterns
National Institute of Justice, 2001

Hair Analysis as a Drug Detector
National Institute of Justice, 1995

Laser Microdissection Separation of Pure Spermatozoa Populations From Mixed Cell Samples for Forensic DNA Analysis
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2007

New Reagents for Development of Latent Fingerprints
National Institute of Justice, 1995

One Hundred Eighty-Day Study
International Association for Identification, 2006

Raising the Bar on Evidence (Tech Beat)
National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center, 1999

Research: Applying it on the Front Lines
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2000 

A Resource Guide to Law Enforcement, Corrections, and Forensic Technologies
National Institute of Justice, 2001

Streamlining Physical Evidence Collection and Forensic Analysis
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2008

Trace Detection of Narcotics Using a Preconcentrator/Ion Mobility Spectrometer System
National Institute of Justice, 2001

Test Results for Digital Data Acquisition Tool: DCCIdd (Version 2.0, June 1 2007)
National Institute of Justice, 2008

Test Results for Digital Data Acquisition Tool: EnCase 4.22a
National Institute of Justice, 2008

Test Results for Digital Data Acquisition Tool: EnCase Linen 5.05f
National Institute of Justice, 2008

Test Results for Disk Imaging Tools: dd Provided with FreeBSD 4.4
National Institute of Justice, 2004

Test Results for Disk Imaging Tools: EnCase 3.20
National Institute of Justice, 2003

Test Results for Disk Imaging Tools: Safe Back 2.18
National Institute of Justice, 2003

Test Results for Software Write Block Tools: RCMP HDL VO.4
National Institute of Justice, 2004

Test Results for Software Write Block Tools: RCMP HDL VO.5
National Institute of Justice, 2004

Test Results for Software Write Block Tools: RCMP HDL VO.7
National Institute of Justice, 2004

Test Results for Software Write Block Tools: RCMP HDL VO.8
National Institute of Justice, 2004

Test Results for Software Write Block Tools: PDBLOCK Version 1.02 (PDB_LITE)
National Institute of Justice, 2005

Test Results for Software Write Block Tools: PDBLOCK Version 2.00
National Institute of Justice, 2005

Test Results for Software Write Block Tools: PDBLOCK Version 2.10
National Institute of Justice, 2005

Validation of a DNA Method for the Individualization of Plant Evidence
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2005

Certification of DNA and Other Forensic Specialists
National Institute of Justice, 1995

Education and Training in Forensic Science: A Guide for Forensic Science Laboratories, Educational Institutions, and Students
National Institute of Justice, 2006

Forensic Science Communications
Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2002

National Training Standards for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examiners
Office on Violence Against Women, 2006

Principles of Forensic DNA for Officers of the Court (CD-ROM) 
National Institute of Justice, 2006

Reference Guide on Forensic DNA Evidence
Federal Justice Center, No publication date indicated

Sexual Assault: Virtual Training Takes Responders From Exam Room to Courtroom
National Institute of Justice Journal, 258, October 2007

Survey of Forensic Reference Materials
National Institute of Standards and Technology, 1999

Technical Working Group for Education and Training in Digital Forensics
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2007

Understanding DNA Evidence: A Guide for Victim Service Providers (Brochure)
National Institute of Justice, 2001

Understanding DNA Evidence: A Guide for Victim Service Providers (Bulletin)
Office for Victims of Crime, 2001

What Every Law Enforcement Officer Should Know About DNA Evidence (Brochure)
National Institute of Justice, 1999

What Every Law Enforcement Officer Should Know About DNA Evidence Beginning Level Module (CD-ROM) 
National Institute of Justice, 2001 NCJ 182992

What Every Law Enforcement Officer Should Know About DNA Evidence Advanced Level (CD-ROM)
National Institute of Justice, 2001 NCJ 184479

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