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                            Law Enforcement
 Law Enforcement Investigations Description
              Law enforcement investigations close cases and can prevent new crimes from occurring. Training in research-based investigative procedures and access to tools and resources can help law enforcement officers carry out successful investigations.

NIJ research enhances the forensic aspects of investigations and supports the creation and maintenance of investigative resources, such as manuals, databases and training courses.

NIJ has funded research in several areas relevant to investigations, including crime mapping, forensic tool testing and evidence reliability. NIJ also directly funds some aspects of cold-case investigations.

On this page, find links to articles, awards, events, publications, and multimedia related to law enforcement investigations.


    
  
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                      NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation of Policing Practices

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                      Using Research to Improve Hate Crime Reporting and Identification
                  The Forensic Microbiome: The Invisible Traces We Leave Behind
                  Using Forensic Intelligence To Combat Serial and Organized Violent Crimes

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                      Providing Forensic Healthcare and Support to Native Communities
                  Stable Isotope Analysis in a Humanitarian Context
                  Responding to Sexual Assault Victims of Color

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                      Attitudes of Reporting Officers Extracted From Incident Reports Can Affect Rape Case Outcomes
                  NamUs Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Report
                  Cold Cases and Serial Killers (Part Two)

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