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Forensic Science
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Publications
The following publications are a sample of available resources.
Computer Forensic Tool Testing Computer Forensic Tool Testing Publications
National Institute of Justice (various dates)
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Digital Forensics Digital Forensics Publications
National Institute of Justice (various dates)
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DNA Testing 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-Sponsored, 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
Back to Top Forensic Facilities 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

Medical Examiners and Coroners' Offices, 2004
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2007
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
Back to Top Investigation 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, Second Edition
National Institute of Justice, 2008
Federal Rules of Evidence
108th Congress, 2006
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
A Guide for Explosion and Bomb Scene Investigation
National Institute of Justice, 2000
Guidelines on PDA Forensics
National Institute of Standards and Technology, 2004
Identifying Remains: Lessons Learned from 9/11
National Institute of Justice, 2007
Improved Postmortem Detection of Carbon Monoxide and Cyanide
National Institute of Justice, 1996
Interpol's Forensic Report on FARC Computers and Hardware Seized by Colombia
ICPO-INTERPOL, 2008
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
Back to Top Technology Addressing Shortfalls in Forensic Science Education
National Institute of Justice, 2007
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
DNA: A Prosecutor's Notebook
National Institute of Justice, 2007
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
Validation of a DNA Method for the Individualization of Plant Evidence
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2005
Back to Top Training 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 (Online Training)
National Institute of Justice, 2001
What Every Law Enforcement Officer Should Know About DNA Evidence Advanced Level (Online Training)
National Institute of Justice, 2001
NCJRS Abstracts Database
The National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts Database contains summaries of more than
195,000
criminal justice publications, including Federal, State, and local government reports, books, research reports, journal articles, and unpublished research.
Users of the database may conduct a search using their own key words and link to full text where available. As of
May 2008,
there were more than
4,950
abstracts available using the term(s)
"forensic science."
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