As director of NIJ, it is my priority to support rigorous and inclusive research that informs our efforts to promote safer communities and a more equitable justice system.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has selected the LightLab 3 High Sensitivity (HS) Cannabis Analyzer to play a pivotal role in its efforts to regulate the national cannabis industry.
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Faced with a rape kit backlog inching dangerously close to four-digits, the City of Phoenix has approved $3.4 million in funding to help alleviate the backlog through outsourcing.
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On a June day in 1975, Barbara Schreiber and Darlene Zetterower, both 14-years-old, sat on a bench on a busy street in Hollywood. The girls were inseparable, and they were in the midst of carefree summer days as they prepared for their first year of high school. No one could have imagined that the girls would not live to see their 15th birthdays.
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George Wayne Aldridge, who was indicted earlier this year in Fayette County for three sexual assaults, is now facing an additional indictment for a sexual assault that occurred in Louisville in 2005.
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Research suggests that the attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder drug methylphenidate (MPH; Ritalin) could serve as a cocaine-replacement therapy, but clinical results have been mixed.
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The collaboration aims to empower forensic students with advanced pattern matching capabilities, enabling them to excel in their studies, and enhance the field of forensic science.
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In a unique identification that may be the first of its kind, forensic, investigative and genealogical experts have given Ada Elizabeth Fritz her name back after 47 years.
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In 2023, a statewide DNA search was conducted. During that search, it was determined there was a reasonable probability the unknown serial sexual assault suspect was related to a specific known offender in the criminal justice system.
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The Osage County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) recently conducted a search at the former residence of Dennis Rader, also known as the BTK Killer, in Park City, Kansas. The operation aimed to collect items of evidentiary value based on specific leads that the OCSO had received.
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