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              Page2Director La Vigne Discusses Forensic Research and Development at NIJ
    
        February 2023
      
            NIJ Director Nancy La Vigne, Ph.D., was interviewed by the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.

Utilizing the "listen, learn, and inform" model is what Nancy La Vigne, the new Director at the National Institute of Justice says will be key in implementing the Forensic Science Strategic Plan. AAFS-TV sits down with La Vigne, fresh in her new role, to discuss how she plans to help researchers and scientists achieve their goals.
      
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              January 17, 2023, 1:00 pm
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              February 14, 2023, 6:00 pm
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              ForthcomingTransition Analysis 3 Age-at-Death Estimation: Past, Present, and Future
    
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                  Society of Forensic Anthropology Webinar SeriesSuccess Story: NIST’s Dogs and Sensor Subcommittee Builds on Achievements by SWGDOG
    
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          NIJ-SponsoredRegional and Micro-Environmental Taphonomic Variation and Decomposition in Northern New England
    
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          NIJ-SponsoredElucidating the relationships between two automated handwriting feature quantification systems for multiple pairwise comparisons
    
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October 2021
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          NIJ-SponsoredGap Assessment of Secondary Trauma, Burnout, Job Satisfaction and Perceived Organizational Trauma Readiness in Forensic Science ProfessionalsExpanding Research to Examine the Impacts of Forensic Science on the Criminal Justice System
    
        December 2020
      
            In 2004, the National Institute of Justice created the social science research on forensic sciences (SSRFS) research program to explore the impact of forensic sciences on the criminal justice system and the administration of justice. Much of the early research from the SSRFS program focused on DNA processing and the use of DNA in investigations and prosecutions.
      
            Review the YouTube Terms of Service and the Google Privacy PolicyCut Above: Sharpening the Accuracy of Knife and Saw Mark Analysis
    
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          NIJ-SponsoredMeasuring the Frequency Occurrence of Handwriting and Handprinting Characteristics
    
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          NIJ-SponsoredUtilizing a Magnetic Locator To Search for Buried Firearms and Miscellaneous Weapons at a Controlled Research Site
    
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          NIJ-SponsoredJust Science Podcast: Just So You Know: The Humanitarian and Human Rights Resource Center's Impact
    
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          NIJ-SponsoredJust Science: Just So You Know: AAFS Humanitarian and Human Rights Resource Center
    
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          NIJ-SponsoredMaking Sense of the DNA Backlog - NIJ Conference Panel
    
        June 2009
      
            Panelists will present findings from two NIJ studies that examined the DNA backlog in law enforcement agencies and crime labs. Panelists will discuss research findings related to new and potential time- and cost-saving approaches.Bone Mineral Density and Adult Age Estimation in Forensic Anthropology
    
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            $130,242National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST's) Dog and Sensor Subcommittee Builds on Achievements by Scientific Working Group for Dog and Orthogonal Detector Guidelines (SWGDOG)
    
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April 2018
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          NIJ-SponsoredJust Science Podcast: Just Case Studies: Episode 22: From Teeth to Trafficking
    
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          NIJ-SponsoredJust Science Podcast: Just Lab Management
    
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2017
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          NIJ-SponsoredFuture of Forensics Plenary Session - Plenary Panel at the NIJ 2015 Impression, Pattern and Trace Evidence Symposium
    
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August 2015
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          NIJ-SponsoredForensic Science: A Time of TransformationOSAC Public Status Reports & Open Discussion
    
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              February 22, 2016, 11:00 am
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            $256,951Montana State Crime Laboratory
    
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