# Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCOE) FY17

### Note:

This awardee has received supplemental funding. This award detail page includes information about both the original award and supplemental awards.

### Award Information

RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC

4

Forensic Technology Center of Excellence

### Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2016, $4,999,804)

The FTCoE scientific team is composed of creative, innovative members who are articulate in forensic science and hold key positions or memberships in organizations within the forensic science community. In addition, this team has a proven history of providing unbiased scientific credentials and respected expertise across all forensic disciplines. The FTCoE is dedicated to elevating the status of forensic science through:Identification of the current technology and educational needs of the forensic science communityDevelopment and implementation of sustainable strategies that address those technology and educational needs, including the provision of guidelines, solutions, and additional resourcesProvision of technical and educational instruction through accessible platforms, including web-based, hands-on, and workshop-derived activitiesEffective and meticulous testing and evaluation of technologies and methodologies developed for the advancement of forensic scienceDevelopment of effective strategies that simplify the adoption of new technologies and methodologies into forensic science practiceSupport to the NIJ research and development program through portfolio management and technology transition assistanceThe FTCoE has established itself as a leader for the advancement of forensic science within the criminal justice community. This has been achieved through the implementation of new methodologies derived from successful production of resources addressing education, practice and policy development, and technology adoption. Our unprecedented blend of expertise, experience, and knowledge in forensic sciencecombined with our objectivity and national reach to include all justice program stakeholders allows the FTCoE to deliver practical and valuable solutions to the forensic science community, thereby bridging the gap between the scientific and the justice communities.ca/ncf

##   Supplemental Award 1 (Fiscal Year 2017, $3,274,883)  

The FTCoE scientific team is composed of creative, innovative members who are articulate in forensic science and hold key positions or memberships in organizations within the forensic science community. In addition, this team has a proven history of providing unbiased scientific credentials and respected expertise across all forensic disciplines. The FTCoE is dedicated to elevating the status of forensic science through:Identification of the current technology and educational needs of the forensic science communityDevelopment and implementation of sustainable strategies that address those technology and educational needs, including the provision of guidelines, solutions, and additional resourcesProvision of technical and educational instruction through accessible platforms, including web-based, hands-on, and workshop-derived activitiesEffective and meticulous testing and evaluation of technologies and methodologies developed for the advancement of forensic scienceDevelopment of effective strategies that simplify the adoption of new technologies and methodologies into forensic science practiceSupport to the NIJ research and development program through portfolio management and technology transition assistanceThe FTCoE has established itself as a leader for the advancement of forensic science within the criminal justice community. This has been achieved through the implementation of new methodologies derived from successful production of resources addressing education, practice and policy development, and technology adoption. Our unprecedented blend of expertise, experience, and knowledge in forensic sciencecombined with our objectivity and national reach to include all justice program stakeholders allows the FTCoE to deliver practical and valuable solutions to the forensic science community, thereby bridging the gap between the scientific and the justice communities.ca/ncf

##   Supplemental Award 2 (Fiscal Year 2018, $3,499,965)  

The FTCoE scientific team is composed of creative, innovative members who are articulate in forensic science and hold key positions or memberships in organizations within the forensic science community. In addition, this team has a proven history of providing unbiased scientific credentials and respected expertise across all forensic disciplines. The FTCoE is dedicated to elevating the status of forensic science through:Identification of the current technology and educational needs of the forensic science communityDevelopment and implementation of sustainable strategies that address those technology and educational needs, including the provision of guidelines, solutions, and additional resourcesProvision of technical and educational instruction through accessible platforms, including web-based, hands-on, and workshop-derived activitiesEffective and meticulous testing and evaluation of technologies and methodologies developed for the advancement of forensic scienceDevelopment of effective strategies that simplify the adoption of new technologies and methodologies into forensic science practiceSupport to the NIJ research and development program through portfolio management and technology transition assistanceThe FTCoE has established itself as a leader for the advancement of forensic science within the criminal justice community. This has been achieved through the implementation of new methodologies derived from successful production of resources addressing education, practice and policy development, and technology adoption. Our unprecedented blend of expertise, experience, and knowledge in forensic sciencecombined with our objectivity and national reach to include all justice program stakeholders allows the FTCoE to deliver practical and valuable solutions to the forensic science community, thereby bridging the gap between the scientific and the justice communities.ca/ncf

##   Supplemental Award 3 (Fiscal Year 2019, $5,025,853)  

The FTCoE scientific team is composed of creative, innovative members who are articulate in forensic science and hold key positions or memberships in organizations within the forensic science community. In addition, this team has a proven history of providing unbiased scientific credentials and respected expertise across all forensic disciplines. The FTCoE is dedicated to elevating the status of forensic science through:Identification of the current technology and educational needs of the forensic science communityDevelopment and implementation of sustainable strategies that address those technology and educational needs, including the provision of guidelines, solutions, and additional resourcesProvision of technical and educational instruction through accessible platforms, including web-based, hands-on, and workshop-derived activitiesEffective and meticulous testing and evaluation of technologies and methodologies developed for the advancement of forensic scienceDevelopment of effective strategies that simplify the adoption of new technologies and methodologies into forensic science practiceSupport to the NIJ research and development program through portfolio management and technology transition assistanceThe FTCoE has established itself as a leader for the advancement of forensic science within the criminal justice community. This has been achieved through the implementation of new methodologies derived from successful production of resources addressing education, practice and policy development, and technology adoption. Our unprecedented blend of expertise, experience, and knowledge in forensic sciencecombined with our objectivity and national reach to include all justice program stakeholders allows the FTCoE to deliver practical and valuable solutions to the forensic science community, thereby bridging the gap between the scientific and the justice communities.ca/ncf

##   Supplemental Award 4 (Fiscal Year 2020, $1,649,993)  

The FTCoE scientific team is composed of creative, innovative members who are articulate in forensic science and hold key positions or memberships in organizations within the forensic science community. In addition, this team has a proven history of providing unbiased scientific credentials and respected expertise across all forensic disciplines. The FTCoE is dedicated to elevating the status of forensic science through:Identification of the current technology and educational needs of the forensic science communityDevelopment and implementation of sustainable strategies that address those technology and educational needs, including the provision of guidelines, solutions, and additional resourcesProvision of technical and educational instruction through accessible platforms, including web-based, hands-on, and workshop-derived activitiesEffective and meticulous testing and evaluation of technologies and methodologies developed for the advancement of forensic scienceDevelopment of effective strategies that simplify the adoption of new technologies and methodologies into forensic science practiceSupport to the NIJ research and development program through portfolio management and technology transition assistanceThe FTCoE has established itself as a leader for the advancement of forensic science within the criminal justice community. This has been achieved through the implementation of new methodologies derived from successful production of resources addressing education, practice and policy development, and technology adoption. Our unprecedented blend of expertise, experience, and knowledge in forensic sciencecombined with our objectivity and national reach to include all justice program stakeholders allows the FTCoE to deliver practical and valuable solutions to the forensic science community, thereby bridging the gap between the scientific and the justice communities.ca/ncf

### Grant-Funded Publications

                        -                    Landscape Study of Next Generation Sequencing Technologies for Forensic Applications                   
                        -                    Sampling and recovery of ignitable liquid residues (ILRs) from fire debris using capillary microextraction of volatiles (CMV) for on-site analysis                   
                        -                    Data Exchange Practices of Medicolegal Death Investigation                   
                        -                    Digital Transformation of Cold Case Reviews: Digitizing Case Files                   
                        -                    Digital Transformation of Cold Case Reviews: Prevalence, Challenges, and Benefits of Just Resolutions                   
                        -                    Digital Transformation of Cold Case Reviews: The Application of Text Analytics                   
                        -                    The Sentinel Role of Forensic Toxicology Laboratories to Identify and Act Upon Diverse Drug Threats by Addressing Toxicology and Economic Demands                   
                        -                    Multi-isotopes in human hair: A tool to initiate cross-border collaboration in international cold-cases                   
                        -                    To Catch a Drug                   
                        -                    A Review of Legislation Associated With Lawfully Owed DNA Samples                   
                        -                    An Introduction to Forensic Genetic Genealogy Technology for Forensic Science Service Providers                   
                        -                    2022 UPDATE: 3D IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES AND VIRTUAL COMPARISON MICROSCOPY FOR FIREARMS EXAMINATION, A LANDSCAPE STUDY                   
                        -                    American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors Accreditation Initiative: Successes, Challenges, and Future Directions                   
                        -                    Helping Identify Potential Drug-Related Deaths: What to Tell the Coroner or Medical Examiner’s Office                   
                        -                    Updating Data Collection for Digital Evidence Casework in Project FORESIGHT                   
                        -                    An Introduction to Drug Checking and its Role in Harm Reduction                   
                        -                    Medicolegal Death Investigation Partnerships on Overdose Fatality Reviews                   
                        -                    Project ECHO: Applications for the Medicolegal Death Investigation Community and Other Forensic Disciplines                   
                        -                    Transparency in Crisis Management                   
                        -                    Currently Applied Naming Conventions for Various Subclassifications of Novel Psychoactive Substances                   
                        -                    Identifying forensically relevant urban scavengers in Johannesburg, South Africa                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just FEPAC Accreditation and Forensic Chemistry Programs                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Higher Education and the CSI Effect                   
                        -                    ASCLD Accreditation Initiative                   
                        -                    Forensic Technology Center of Excellence's Annual Metrics Report and Infographics                   
                        -                    Introduction to Touch DNA Evidence for Sexual Assault Groping Cases Video Series                   
                        -                    Multidisciplinary Sexual Violence Glossary                   
                        -                    NPS Discovery Toolkit                   
                        -                    Sexual Assault Response Fact Sheets                   
                        -                    Workforce Calculator Project                   
                        -                    2014 NIJ Crime Laboratory Directors Meeting                   
                        -                    2016 National Institute of Justice Forensic Science Research and Development Symposium                   
                        -                    2016 NIJ Crime Laboratory Directors Meeting                   
                        -                    A Guidance Document on the Forensic Application of Massively Parallel Sequencing                   
                        -                    A Landscape Study of 3D Crime Scene Scanning Devices                   
                        -                    Aquatic Death and Homicidal Drowning Investigation                   
                        -                    ASCLD Data Collection on Forensic Science Providers                   
                        -                    Conference Proceedings: 2015 Impression, Pattern, and Trace Evidence Symposium                   
                        -                    Familial DNA: A series of reports released by the National Institute of Justice                   
                        -                    Success Story: Bringing Short Tandem Repeat DNA Identification to Law Enforcement                   
                        -                    Success Story: Forensic Epigenetics – Markers for the Identification of Body Fluids                   
                        -                    Success Story: Improving Detection of Crime Scenes                   
                        -                    Success Story: NIST’s Dogs and Sensor Subcommittee Builds on Achievements by SWGDOG                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Sexual Assault Response and Supporting Vulnerable Populations                   
                        -                    Reports of Adverse Events Associated with Use of Novel Psychoactive Substances, 2017–2020: A Review                   
                        -                    Guidelines for the Use of Terrestrial LiDAR Scanners in Criminal Justice                   
                        -                    Overview of Special Issue: Human Factors in Forensic Science Practice Sourcebook                   
                        -                    Development of an Extraction Technique for Ignitable Liquid Residues (ILR) in the Field using Capillary Microextraction of Volatiles (CMV) and Person-Portable GC-MS                   
                        -                    Evaluation of capillary microextraction of volatiles (CMV) coupled to a person portable gas chromatograph mass spectrometer (GC-MS) for the analysis of gasoline residues                   
                        -                    Just A Pediatric Viewpoint on At-Home Sexual Assault Kits                   
                        -                    Just a Prosecutor’s Perspective on At-Home Kits                   
                        -                    Just Addressing Child Sexual Violence                   
                        -                    Just Analyzing At-Home Kits                   
                        -                    Just Key Considerations for Investigations of Sexual Assault Cases                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Supporting Evidence Collection in Sexual Assault Cases                   
                        -                    Just So You Know - FTCoE Team: Dr. Jeri Ropero-Miller                   
                        -                    Just the Intersection of At-Home Kits and Healing                   
                        -                    Working Group on Data Exchange in Medicolegal Death Investigation                   
                        -                    Challenges to Reasoning in Forensic Science Decisions                   
                        -                    Describing Communication During a Forensic Investigation Using the Pebbles on a Scale Metaphor                   
                        -                    Stressors in Forensic Organizations: Risks and solutions                   
                        -                    The benefits of errors during training                   
                        -                    The need for research-based tools for personnel selection and assessment in the forensic sciences                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Diversity & Inclusion in Forensic Science                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Literature on Stress & Resiliency in Forensic Science                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Workforce Resiliency for Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners Part 2                   
                        -                    Use of Rapid Toxicology Screening Tools in Medical Examiner/Coroner Offices                   
                        -                    Animal scavenging on pig cadavers in the Lowveld of South Africa                   
                        -                    Implementation Strategies: 3D Imaging for Firearms and Toolmarks                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Workforce Resiliency for MDIs                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Workforce Resiliency for Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners Part 1                   
                        -                    DNA recovery after sequential processing of latent fingerprints on copy paper                   
                        -                    Implementation Strategies: Next Generation Sequencing for DNA Analysis                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Advocating for Older Survivors                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Considerations for Older Survivors                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Crossover Offending                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Standardizing Sexual Assault Kits                   
                        -                    Success Story: LatentSleuth: A Case Study on the Impact of Federal R&D Funding                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just a Cost Benefit Analysis of Sexual Assault Investigation                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Advocacy for Male Survivors Of Sexual Assault                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Partially Tested Sexual Assault Kits                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Supporting Male Survivors of Sexual Assault                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Lawfully Owed DNA                   
                        -                    Federal Forensic Science Research and Development Programs – A 2021 Update                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Forensic Anthropology and Forensic Pathology Portfolio                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Seized Drugs and Toxicology Portfolio                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just the Biology and DNA Portfolio                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just the Impression and Pattern/Trace Evidence Portfolio                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just a Guide to Sexual Assault Response Reform                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just a Survivor’s Perspective and Reflection                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Victim Advocacy During a Pandemic                   
                        -                    Perspectives on Addressing the Collection, Tracking, and Processing of Lawfully Owed DNA Samples                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Addressing the Stigma of Substance Abuse Disorder                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Building Policy from the Ground Up                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Polysubstance Use and the Importance of Data Trends                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just the DEA National Forensic Laboratory Information System                   
                        -                    FLN-TWG: LC-MS-Based Forensic Toxicology Screening                   
                        -                    FLN-TWG: Proteomic Mass Spectrometry for Biology Fluid Identification                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Alternative Crisis Response: One Community's Experience                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Partnerships to Enhance Overdose Fatality Review                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just the Importance of Identifying Emerging Drug Threats                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just the Intersection of Opioids and Illicit Stimulants: Part 2                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just the Story of the Health Grandfamilies Project                   
                        -                    An independent evaluation of laboratory staffing needs: Launching the forensic laboratory workforce calculator                   
                        -                    Enhancing Fire Scene Investigations Through New Technologies                   
                        -                    Evidence Collection and Analysis for Touch Deoxyribonucleic Acid in Groping and Sexual Assault Cases                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just the Intersection of Opioids and Illicit Stimulants: Part 1                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Touch DNA and Sexual Assault Groping Cases                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Trauma-Informed Victim-centered Interviewing                   
                        -                    Leveraging Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) to Maintain Continuity of Operations: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic                   
                        -                    The ROI from Reducing Turnaround Time for Processing DUI: Drug Cases                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Erroneous Identification                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Identifying Fingerprints Through Photographs                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Off the Shelf Forensics                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just the Grim Sleeper Serial Killer                   
                        -                    Root Dentin Translucency and Forensic International Dental Database: Methodology for estimation age-at-death in adults using single-rooted teeth                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Fingerprints and Lasers                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Psychopathy and Criminal Behavior                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just the Jodi Arias Case                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just the Story Behind Bloodstain Pattern Analysis                   
                        -                    Comparison of strontium isotope ratios in Mexican human hair and tap water as provenance indicators                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Forensic Genetic Genealogy and GEDmatch: Verogen's Approach                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just the Impact of Disturbing Media                   
                        -                    Scavenger activity in a peri-urban agricultural setting in the Highveld of South Africa                   
                        -                    Success Story: Advancing Mixture Interpretation Analysis with NOCIt                   
                        -                    A Landscape Study of Laboratory Information Management Systems for Forensic Crime Laboratories                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Data Stories                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Deep Fakes                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Digital Evidence 101                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just NIST's Digital Forensics Black Box Study                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just a Public Defender's Perspective                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Digital Evidence in the Courts of Appeals                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just the Evolution of Digital Evidence                   
                        -                    Terrestrial LiDAR Scanning (TLS) Working Group for Criminal Justice Applications, First Meeting Report                   
                        -                    Comparison of Portable and Benchtop GC–MS Coupled to Capillary Microextraction of Volatiles for the Extraction and Analysis of Ignitable Liquid Residues                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just a Statistical Approach to Glass Evidence                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Applied Leadership for Resiliency in CSIS                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Mitochondrial DNA                   
                        -                    Success Story: Advancing 3D Imaging for Footwear and Tire Impressions                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Analyzing Beverages for Cannabinoids                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Blowflies and Extreme Temperatures                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just COVID-19: The Impact to Supporting Victims of Sexual Assault                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Quick Screening Methods for Firearm Discharge Residues                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Another Method for Detecting Fentanyl                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Skeletal Remains Identification                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just So You Know: The Humanitarian and Human Rights Resource Center's Impact                   
                        -                    Modifications to Capillary Microextraction in Volatiles for the Extraction of Ignitable Liquid Residues                   
                        -                    Revolutionizing Laboratory Efficiency Assessments Through Project FORESIGHT                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just the Innocence Project                   
                        -                    DNA backlog reduction strategy: Law enforcement agency partnerships for a successful biological screening laboratory                   
                        -                    Innovation in Forensics: A Community Effort                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just a Profile in Forensic R and D Innovations                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just the Organization of Scientific Area Committees                   
                        -                    Special Release: Just Building Workforce Resiliency                   
                        -                    The Researcher’s Role in Technology Transition                   
                        -                    Trauma and Coping Mechanisms Exhibited by Forensic Science Practitioners: A Literature Review                   
                        -                    The NIJ Forensic Laboratory Needs Technology Working Group - Progress to Date and Future Plans                   
                        -                    Just Science: DNA: Just USACIL and Direct-To-DNA                   
                        -                    Just Science: DNA: Just Improving Workflow Efficiency                   
                        -                    Just Science: DNA: Just the Golden State Killer                   
                        -                    Just Science: Just Six Sigma and Your Lab                   
                        -                    Best Practices in Novel Psychoactive Substances Testing for Laboratory Practitioners                   
                        -                    Just Science: DNA: Just DNA and the Post-Conviction Dynamic                   
                        -                    Just Science: DNA: Just Genetic Variation                   
                        -                    Just Science: Just So You Know: AAFS Humanitarian and Human Rights Resource Center                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just the Census of Medical Examiners and Coroners                   
                        -                    Just Science: 2019 NIJ R&D: Just Flies and Their Artifacts                   
                        -                    Just Science: 2019 NIJ R&D: Just Imaging Flow Cytometry                   
                        -                    Just Science: 2019 NIJ R&D: Just Raman Spectroscopy and GSR                   
                        -                    Just Science: 2019 NIJ R&D: Just Detecting Gunshot Residue                   
                        -                    Just Science: 2019 NIJ R&D: Just Headspace Solid Phase Microextraction                   
                        -                    Just Science: 2019 NIJ R&D: Just Putrid Databases                   
                        -                    Just Science: 2019 NIJ R&D: Just Screening Blood and Urine                   
                        -                    Just Science: 2019 NIJ R&D: Just Fundamental Mechanics and Infant Skull Fractures                   
                        -                    Just Science: 2019 NIJ R&D: Just RNA and Bloodstains                   
                        -                    Just Science: 2019 NIJ R&D: Just Skin Deep                   
                        -                    Just Science: DNA: Just the Impact of Lawfully-Owed DNA Collection                   
                        -                    Just Science: Just the Double Loop Podcast Crossover                   
                        -                    Just Science: Just the Evolution of Sexual Assault Evidence Collection                   
                        -                    Success Story: Enabling Forensic Field Testing With Paper Microfluidic Devices                   
                        -                    Just Science: Identification: Just 19 Hours and 300 Miles                   
                        -                    Just Science: Identification: Just Improvised Explosive Devices                   
                        -                    Just Science: Just Forensic Microanthropology                   
                        -                    Just Science: Just Forensic Technician Vicarious Trauma                   
                        -                    Success Story: Advancing 3D Virtual Microscopy for Firearm Forensics                   
                        -                    Success Story: Improving DNA Mixture Interpretation With the Help of Machine Learning                   
                        -                    2019 National Institute of Justice Forensic Science Research and Development Symposium                   
                        -                    Just Science: Identification: Just a Modified Direct to DNA Approach to Sexual Assault Kit Testing                   
                        -                    Just Science: Identification: Just Drawing Knowledge from a Forensic Artist                   
                        -                    Just Science: Identification: Just the Molalla Forest Serial Killer                   
                        -                    Just Science: Identification: Just the Sole of Impression Pattern Evidence                   
                        -                    Beyond DNA - The Impact of Toxicological Evidence in Sexual Assault Investigations                   
                        -                    Beyond DNA - The Role of Biological Evidence in Sexual Assault Investigations                   
                        -                    Beyond DNA - The Role of Physical Evidence in Sexual Assault Investigations                   
                        -                    Conducting a Forensic Facility Needs Assessment Using Lean Facility Design: A Case Example                   
                        -                    Juror Comprehension of Forensic Expert Testimony: A Literature Review and Gap Analysis                   
                        -                    Just Science: Just Blind Proficiency Testing                   
                        -                    Just Science: Just Mass Casualty Events                   
                        -                    Just Science: Just Transparency in Public Communications                   
                        -                    Recent Applications of Isotope Analysis to Forensic Anthropology                   
                        -                    Success Story: Uncovering Key Details of Skeletal Remains Through 3D-ID Software                   
                        -                    The hidden costs of the opioid crisis and the implications for financial management in the public sector                   
                        -                    The jurisdictional return on investment from processing the backlog of untested sexual assault kits                   
                        -                    Just Science: Forensic Advancement: Just ASCLD Rapid DNA Committee                   
                        -                    Just Science: Forensic Advancement: Just Millennials                   
                        -                    Just Science: Forensic Advancement: Just Throwing Darts at the Opioid Crisis                   
                        -                    Just Science: Just a Paradigm Shift for Forensic Scientists                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Forensic Advancement: Just the Soul of the Profession                   
                        -                    Just Science: Just Cognitive Bias Awareness                   
                        -                    Just Science: Just FORESIGHT on Sexual Assault Kits                   
                        -                    Process and Outcome Evaluation of Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement Program                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 72: Just Planning for the Aftermath of a Mass Shooting                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Medicolegal Death Investigation: Just Being Vocal about Vicarious Trauma                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Medicolegal Death Investigation: Just Coroners Versus Medical Examiner Systems                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Medicolegal Death Investigation: Just Forensic Nurse Coroners                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 56: 2018 R&D: Just a Whole-Body CT Image                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 57: 2018 R&D: Just Portable Mass Spectrometer Possibilities                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 59: Just So You Know - FTCoE Team: Dr. John Morgan                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 61 - Just So You Know - FTCoE Team - Nicole Jones                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 62 - Just So You Know – FTCoE Team - Donia Slack                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 63 - Just So You Know – FTCoE Team - Dr. Megan Grabenauer                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 64 - Just So You Know – FTCoE Team - Heidi Eldridge                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 65 - Just So You Know – FTCoE Team - Sarah Norsworthy, Nichole Bynum and Katherine Moore                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 66: Just So You Know – FTCoE Team - Dr. Kelle Barrick                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 67 - Just So You Know – FTCoE Team - Erica Fornaro                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 68 - Just So You Know – FTCoE Team - Molly Dix                   
                        -                    Strengthening the Medical Examiner–Coroner System Through NIJ-funded Programs: 2018 Medicolegal Death Investigation Stakeholders’ Meeting                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 53: 2018 R&D: Just Speak into the Microbe-phone                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 54: 2018 R&D: Just Microhaps Perhaps                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 55: 2018 R&D: Just Skin Microbiomes As Evidence                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 58: 2018 R&D: Just Genetic Marker Linkages                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 51: Just Classifying Emerging Compounds                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 52: Just Opioid Financial Burden on Crime Labs                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 47: Drugs: Just Alcohol and Witness Recall                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 48: Drugs: Just Chasing the E-Cig Dragon                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 49: Drugs: Just Solving the Opioid Crisis                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 50: Drugs: Just Fentanyl Lab Fads With ASCLD                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just So You Know: Women and Work in Science                   
                        -                    Conference Proceedings: 2018 Impression Pattern and Trace Evidence Symposium                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 42: Drugs: Just Drug Courts                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 43: Drugs: Just Electronic Dance Music Festivals                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 44: Drugs: Just Liver Die                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 45: Drugs: Just Doobious Driving                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 46: Drugs: Just the State of Pathology                   
                        -                    Landscape Study of Field Portable Devices for Presumptive Drug Testing                   
                        -                    Conference Proceedings: 2018 Research and Development Symposium                   
                        -                    Episode 39: 2018 IPTES: Just Bayesian Brawl                   
                        -                    Episode 40: 2018 IPTES: Just Talking Testimony                   
                        -                    Establishing a "Microbial Clock" To Improve Time of Death Prediction                   
                        -                    IPTES 2018 Workshop: Applied Polarized Light Microscopy for Trace Evidence Examiners                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 41: Just Field Identification Drug Officer                   
                        -                    Maximizing the Use of Mitochondrial DNA in Identifying Remains and Aiding Missing Persons Casework                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 35: 2018 IPTES: Just Geeking Out on Patterns                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 36: 2018 IPTES: Just Footwear Size Does Matter                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 37: 2018 IPTES: Just Consecutively Manufactured Toolmarks                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 38: 2018 IPTES: Just Handwriting Statistics                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 31: 2018 IPTES: Just Nature's Patterns                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 32: 2018 IPTES: Just Fracture Matches                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 33: 2018 IPTES: Just a Juror's Perception                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 34: 2018 IPTES: Just Shoeprint Statistics                   
                        -                    A Landscape Study of SOPs to Collect and Process Arrestee and Convicted Offender DNA Samples                   
                        -                    Landscape Study of Alternate Light Sources                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 26: Special Release Season: Just Servant Leadership                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 27: Special Release Season: Just Strategic Leadership                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 28: Special Release Season: Just Motivational Leadership                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 29: Special Release Season: Just Guidance Leadership                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Episode 30: Just So You Know: Leadership Series                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just So You Know: Rapid DNA Technology                   
                        -                    NIJ and Synercon Technologies: Improving the Reliability of Forensic Data From Vehicle Data Records                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Case Studies: A Gruesome Murder in Mesa                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Case Studies: Derrick Todd Lee - Baton Rouge Serial Killer                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Case Studies: Episode 22: From Teeth to Trafficking                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Case Studies: Episode 23: Two Murders, One Trace Fiber                   
                        -                    Conference Proceedings: 2016 International Forensic Radiology Research Summit                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Case Studies: A Mother's Tale - Part 1                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Case Studies: A Mother's Tale - Part 2                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Case Studies: Atlanta Olympic Bombing                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Case Studies: Mel Hall - A Sexual Predator                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Special Release: Just Gunshot Acoustics Research                   
                        -                    Detection of Organic Gunshot Residue Using Capillary Microextraction of Volatiles With Cryofocusing                   
                        -                    Evaluation of Existing Technologies for Novel Analysis and Probabilistic Interpretation of Organic Gunshot Residue                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Special Release: Just One Pot Methamphetamine                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Special Release: Just Postmortem Interval Estimation Research                   
                        -                    Just Science: Special Release: Just Bath Salts                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Blood Spatter                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Dry Bones                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Hairy Isotopes                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just the Facts About Campus Sexual Assault                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just 3D Optical Topography                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Budgets                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just DNA Mixture Interpretation                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Human Factors                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Lab Management                   
                        -                    Just Science Podcast: Just Subjective Probability                   

### Grant-Funded Events

                        -                    Forensic Leadership Series (13 Modules)                 
                        -                    Cradle to Cane: Investigation of Crimes Against Vulnerable Victims                 
                        -                    Nerve Agent Uptake and Detection in Human Bone                 
                        -                    Analysis & Conservation of Human Remains in Cambodia                 
                        -                    Stable Isotope Forensics & Unknown Persons Investigations                 
                        -                    DNA Standards and Guidelines, Part 2                 
                        -                    A Review of Forensic Anthropology in Mexico                 
                        -                    Furensics: Animal DNA in Criminal Investigations                 
                        -                    Identify Synthetic Opiates using Ambient Ionization TOF-MS                 
                        -                    Automotive Paint Binders Using Infrared Spectroscopy                 
                        -                    Opioids and the Drain on Laboratory Resources                 
                        -                    Fentalogs: Pharmacology, Toxicology & Analytical Approaches                 
                        -                    Rapid DNA Technology Forum                 
                        -                    Opioid Substances: A Threat to Animal Welfare & Safety                 
                        -                    Dreamland – Sam Quinones Explores America’s Opiate Epidemic                 
                        -                    Record Linkage of CODIS Profiles with SNP Genotypes                 
                        -                    Opioids and Death Investigation:  A "Perfect Storm"                 
                        -                    Making the Case for Prevention, Fighting the Opioid Epidemic                 
                        -                    Strategies & Considerations for Trace Detection of Fentalogs                 
                        -                    The Evolution Of SNPs As A Forensic Marker                 
                        -                    The Opioid Overdose Epidemic in America: CDC Response                 
                        -                    The Industry's Role in Responding to the Opioid Crisis                 
                        -                    The NC Statewide Medical Examiner System Laboratory Approach                 
                        -                    DNA Methylation-Based Age Prediction & Body Fluid ID                 
                        -                    Collaboration in the Fight Against Fentanyl                 
                        -                    A Close Look at 3D Microscopy for Firearms Identification                 
                        -                    2018 Impression, Pattern, and Trace Evidence Symposium: Closing Keynote from Adam Benforado                 
                        -                    2018 Impression, Pattern, and Trace Evidence Symposium: Opening Remarks and Discussion of Statistical Approaches                 
                        -                    Statistics and Testimony from the Practitioner and Juror Point of View                 
                        -                    Trace Microbiome: Presentations from the 2018 NIJ Forensic Science R&D Symposium                 
                        -                    Forensic Anthropology: Presentations from the 2018 NIJ Forensic Science R&D Symposium                 
                        -                    Controlled Substances and Toxicology: Presentations from the 2018 NIJ Forensic Science R&D Symposium                 
                        -                    Regional Fentanyl Trends, Safety, and Field Testing Technology                 
                        -                    Cost-Benefit Analysis of Kinship Testing Involving Siblings                 
                        -                    Forensic Biology/DNA: Presentations from the 2018 NIJ Forensic Science R&D Symposium                 
                        -                    Evaluating the Use of DNA Analysis for Family Reunification                 
                        -                    Evaluate Population-Specific Sibship During Kinship Analysis                 
                        -                    Genes of a Feather Stick Together: Evaluating Linked Markers                 
                        -                     Transition to Impact: Bringing Research to Practice                 
                        -                    Computerized Reconstruction of Fragmentary Skeletal Remains                 
                        -                    The Synthetic Drug Crisis: Identifying NPS in Forensic Casework                 
                        -                    Analysis of NPS: Practical Considerations and Analytical Approaches                 
                        -                    International Association of Coroners & Medical Examiners Training Symposium 2018                 
                        -                    Interpretative Toxicology for NPS in Forensic Casework-  Session 3 of 3 for Best Practices Guidance for Advancing Research Initiatives and Combatting the Synthetic Drug Epidemic                 
                        -                    Identifying Seized Drugs using Mass Spectrometry Library Searching                 
                        -                    3D-ID-Geometric Morphometric Classification of Crania for Forensic Scientists Software Best Practices                 
                        -                    Providing Gender Inclusive Care to Victims of Sexual Assault                 
                        -                    Small Bloodstains on Textiles – What Can They Tell Us?                 
                        -                    The Vicarious Trauma Toolkit – An Evidence-Informed Resource For Organizations                 
                        -                    Novel Forensic Chemistry Research from Early Career Scientists                 
                        -                    Mixtures, Microhaps, and Modeling, Oh My!! Cutting-Edge Research in Forensic DNA Analysis from Early-Career Scientists                 
                        -                    Making a Forensic Scientist: A Recipe for Success                 
                        -                    Paper Microfluidic Devices for Fieldable Forensic Testing                 
                        -                    New SWGDAM Recommendations on Communicating Likelihood Ratios                 
                        -                    Estimating Blow Fly Age and Reducing Error in Postmortem Interval Cases                 
                        -                    Advancing Research Initiatives and Combatting the Human Trafficking Epidemic                 
                        -                    Variability in Blow-Fly Development - Research and Implications for PMI Practice                 
                        -                    Responding to Sexual Assault Victims of Color                 
                        -                    Psychological Survival in a Violent Career                 
                        -                    Investigating Sexual Assault of Elder Victims                 
                        -                    NIBIN Challenges and Opportunities                 
                        -                    Digital Forensics: An Overview for the Laboratory Manager                 
                        -                    Isotopes Aiding Identification of Undocumented Border Crosser Human Remains                 
                        -                    Fire Debris Analysis is Not Black Magic!                 
                        -                    Trace Evidence for the Crime Laboratory                 
                        -                    Quality Assurance in the Forensic Laboratory: Transitioning from 17025:2005 to 17025:2017                 
                        -                    Emerging Forensic Research Series: Firearms and Toolmarks Research                 
                        -                    Stable Isotope Analysis in a Humanitarian Context                 
                        -                    Emerging Research in Medicolegal Death Investigation                 
                        -                    Building Forensic Capacity Post-Conflict: Lessons from Uganda                 
                        -                    Emerging Forensic Science Research: Forensic Chemistry                 
                        -                    Emerging Research in Forensic Chemistry                 
                        -                    Emerging Research in Forensic Biology                 
                        -                    Emerging Forensic Research Series: Forensic Biology                 
                        -                    Emerging Research in Toxicology and Drugs                 
                        -                    Probabilistic Genotyping of Evidentiary DNA Typing Results - Module 1: The Elements of DNA Profile Interpretation and Probabilistic Genotyping                 
                        -                    Rapid DNA’s Role in Disaster Victim Identification                 
                        -                    Probabilistic Genotyping of Evidentiary DNA Typing Results - Module 2: Statistical Genetics and the Mechanisms of Probabalistic Genotyping                 
                        -                    Probabilistic Genotyping of Evidentiary DNA Typing Results - Module 3: Probabilistic Genotyping Software and Output                  
                        -                    Probabilistic Genotyping of Evidentiary DNA Typing Results - Module 5: Representation of Statistical Weight to Stakeholders and the Court                 
                        -                    Using ODMAP to Harness Data and Accelerate Action                 
                        -                    Probabilistic Genotyping of Evidentiary DNA Typing Results - Module 8: Summation and Special Topics                 
                        -                    Death Scene Investigations: Roles & Responsibilities - Session 1 of the 2018 IAC&ME Training Symposium                 
                        -                    Census and Surveillance Efforts: Insight into the U.S. Medicolegal Death Investigation (MDI) System Process, Infrastructure, Trends and Challenges                  
                        -                    Ethics & Report Writing - Session 2 of the 2018 IAC&ME Training Symposium                 
                        -                    NIJ’s Role in Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System in the United States - Session 5 of the 2018 IAC&ME Training Symposium                 
                        -                    Update on Legalized Marijuana from the Mile High City                 
                        -                    Understanding the Impact of Drug Background Levels in Forensic Laboratories                 
                        -                    Digital and Multimedia Forensics: The Impact of Disturbing Media                 
                        -                    Handling Difficult and Disturbing Forensic Cases for Coroners and Medical Examiners                 
                        -                    Portable Advanced 3D Imaging for Footwear and Tire Impression Capture                 
                        -                    Detection and Visibility of Bruises Using Alternate Light: From Science to Practice                 
                        -                    The Next Wave: Applying Lessons Learned from Opioids and PolyDrug Critical Incidents in Addressing Emerging Drug Threats                 
                        -                    Rapid and Effective Identification of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot Residues                 
                        -                    Understanding the Statistics Behind Forensic Conclusions Workshop Series                 
                        -                    UNODC Early Warning Alert System: Forensic Tools for New Psychoactive Substances                 
                        -                    Communicating Conclusions in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis                 
                        -                    Quality Assurance: Beyond Accreditation                 
                        -                    Marijuana or Hemp: From Farm Bill to Forensic Analysis                 
                        -                    The Time to Analyze is Now: DNA Evidence in Groping Sexual Assault Cases                 
                        -                    Toxicology: Instrumentation, Methodology, and Workflows                 
                        -                    Forensic Epidemiology: Monitoring Fatal Drug Overdose Trends                 
                        -                    NIJ Forensic Science Research and Development Symposium, 2020                 
                        -                    Providing Forensic Healthcare and Support to Native Communities                 
                        -                    The Time to Collect Is Now: DNA Evidence in Groping Sexual Assault Cases                 
                        -                     Marijuana Analysis in a New Frontier: Two State Laboratory Approaches                 
                        -                    Recent Advances in Tandem Separation and Detection Techniques for the Analysis of Emerging Drugs                 
                        -                    Investigative Genetic Genealogy: Background and Crime Lab Strategy                 
                        -                    The Sequel - Marijuana or Hemp: From Farm Bill to Forensic Analysis                 
                        -                    Identifying an Unknown Paint System Using the RCMP PDQ Program                 
                        -                    Ventilation Limited Fires: Considerations for Fire Pattern Analysis                 
                        -                    Stress, Vicarious Trauma, and Resiliency for Forensic Science Professionals                 
                        -                    Tackling Employee Wellness: The Phoenix Police Department’s Crime Lab Approach                 
                        -                    Drug Exposures in the Forensic Laboratory: What We Know, What We Can Learn                 
                        -                    Managing an Accredited Digital Forensics Laboratory                 
                        -                    Validation and Tutorial of NOCIt for Determining the Number of Contributors                 
                        -                    Intact Low Explosives Analysis with an Emphasis on Microscopical Methods                 
                        -                    PACETM: Rapid and Automated Artifact Identification and Number of Contributor Prediction                 
                        -                    Network Forensics: Challenges and Tools                 
                        -                    Effects of DNA Extraction Methods on Recovery, Degradation, and Loss                 
                        -                    New Mexico Decedent Image Database: Overview of Accessing the Database and Searching                 
                        -                    2020 Southwestern Association of Forensic Scientists Virtual Conference                 
                        -                    New Mexico Decedent Image Database: Accessing and Using Metadata                 
                        -                    New Mexico Decedent Image Database: Opening and Viewing Image Data                 
                        -                    New Mexico Decedent Image Database: Taking 3D Measurements with Images                 
                        -                    An Automated Single Cell Separation Technique to Improve Mixture Deconvolution                 
                        -                    Deaths in Custody: A Comprehensive Review                 
                        -                    Emerging Methods for Body Fluid Analysis                 
                        -                    Utility of Microbes in Forensic Science                 
                        -                    Preemptive Approach to Combatting and Characterizing Emerging Synthetic Opioids                 
                        -                    Novel Synthetic Opioids in Oral Fluid: Analytical Methods and Prevalence                 
                        -                    2021 Forensic Science R&D Symposium                 
                        -                    Structural Characterization of Emerging Synthetic Drugs by Mass Spectrometry                 
                        -                    Stability and Persistence of Touch DNA for Forensic Analysis                 
                        -                    ASCLD Emerging Issues: COVID-19 – Remote Work in the Forensic Lab                 
                        -                    ASCLD Emerging Issues: COVID 19 – Remote Testimony                 
                        -                    ASCLD Emerging Issues: COVID 19 – Wellness and Operations                 
                        -                    Advancing Fire Scene Investigations with Field Portable Technologies                 
                        -                    Postmortem Computed Tomography Basics: Facility and Technical Aspects                  
                        -                    Lessons Learned from Proficiency Test Results in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis                 
                        -                    Overview of Postmortem Computed Tomography for Pathologist Triage                 
                        -                    Postmortem Computed Tomography of Gunshot Wounds                 
                        -                    Postmortem Computed Tomography of Blunt Force Trauma                 
                        -                    Postmortem Computed Tomography of Natural Death                 
                        -                    Postmortem Computed Tomography Potpourri of Unnatural Deaths                 
                        -                    Developing an Unbiased Culture in Your Laboratory                 
                        -                    Firearms 3D technology: Advantages and Value for Implementing 3D Technologies                 
                        -                    A Comprehensive Look at LatentSleuth                 
                        -                    Successful Onboarding in Crime Laboratories                 
                        -                    Microhaplotypes: A Comprehensive Forensic DNA Marker                 
                        -                    Best Practices for Engaging Participants in Video Conferences                 
                        -                    Novel Psychoactive Substance Naming Conventions & Challenges                 
                        -                    Multiple Perspectives on Overdose Fatality Reviews                 
                        -                    AFDAA 2021 Summer Meeting                 
                        -                    Image Quality and Clarity: The Keys to Forensic Digital Image Processing                 
                        -                    Best Practices for Digital Image Processing                 
                        -                    Introduction to the Forensic Anthropology Database for Assessing Methods Accuracy                 
                        -                    Footwear Evidence Conclusions: A Discussion of Standards, Recommendations, and Structure                 
                        -                    Lessons Learned from Project ECHO: Overdose Fatality Investigation Techniques                 
                        -                    Mapping Technologies for Crime Scenes                 
                        -                    DART-MS Data Interpretation Tool and Other Resources for Seized Drug Analysis                 
                        -                    The Importance of Data to the MDI Community and Stakeholders                 
                        -                    Medicolegal Death Investigation Considerations for Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs                 
                        -                    2021 Forensic Science Research Federal Stakeholders Public Meeting                 
                        -                    Data Systems Imperative in 21st Century Forensic Services                 
                        -                    Death Certification by the Medical Examiner/Coroner in Drug-Related Deaths                 
                        -                    Molecular Identification of Insects Relevant to Medicolegal Casework                 
                        -                    Harnessing Data to Implement Real-Time Data-Driven Overdose Response Strategies                 
                        -                    Exploration of Breech Face Subclass Characteristics                  
                        -                    Glock Pistol Toolmarks: A Literature Review and Introduction of Undocumented Toolmarks                 
                        -                    Two-Pronged Study of Bullets Fired by Consecutively Rifled Barrels                 
                        -                    The Effect of Time on Rusted Firearm Identification                 
                        -                    2022 Firearm and Toolmarks Policy and Practice Forum                 
                        -                    Virtual Workshop: A Discussion on Research and a Multidisciplinary Response to Sexual Assault                 
                        -                    2022 Law Enforcement Drug Response Summit Archive                 
                        -                    A Unique Approach to a Crime Gun Intelligence Center with the Inclusion and Support of 3D Virtual Comparison Technologies                 
                        -                    U.S. National Footwear Database System Feasibility Study                 
                        -                    Virtual Workshop: Understanding Sexual Assault Trauma and Considerations for Conducting a Trauma-Informed Interview                 
                        -                    Forensic Analysis of Cosmetics                 
                        -                    2022 NIJ Forensic Science Research and Development Symposium                 
                        -                    Application of the OSAC Registry of Standards to Forensic Science Service Providers’ Quality Systems                 
                        -                    Legalization of Marijuana: The Journey of Marijuana Laws in Colorado and Ohio                 
                        -                    Sexual Assault Kit Evidence Tracking: The Idaho State Police Forensic Services Experience                 
                        -                    Pandemic Impacts in the Workplace: Employee Wellness, Returning to the Office, & Remote Testimony                 
                        -                    Strangulation in Sexual Assault Cases: Considerations for Evidence Collection and Supporting Healing                 
                        -                    Trauma-Informed Investigations for Sexual Assault Cases                 
                        -                    Terrestrial LiDAR Scanners: Guidelines for Use in Criminal Justice Applications                 
                        -                    Drug Use Impact on Native People in Minnesota                 
                        -                    Things Are Not What They Seem: A Collection of Interesting Case Studies from the Medical Examiner Scene Queens                 
                        -                    Electronic Cigarettes: A Tangle of Regulation, Public Health, and Public Safety Issues                 
                        -                    Narcotic Concealment Methods in U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Emergence of Counterfeit Tablets Containing Fentanyl in the United States                  
                        -                    Using Risk Management to Optimize Forensic Laboratory Operations                 
                        -                    What Keeps You Awake at Night: Risk, Leading Change, and Challenging Decisions                 
                        -                    Interlaboratory Comparison of SpermX and Conventional Differential Extractions                 

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