Forensic sciences
Funding Available to Strengthen the Medical Examiner-Coroner System
Emmett Till Cold Case Investigations and Prosecution Program
This program supports efforts by state, local, and tribal law enforcement and prosecution agencies, working with their partners, in the investigation and prosecution of unsolved cold case homicides suspected of having been racially motivated.
Marijuana or Hemp: From Farm Bill to Forensic Analysis
19th World Congress of the International Society of Criminology
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National Association of Medical Examiners Annual Meeting
Kansas City, MO
Smart Connected Technology: The Next Evolution in Mass Spectrometry (Webinar)
Rapid and Effective Identification of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot Residues (Webinar)
Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists 2019 Annual Meeting
Lancaster, PA
Presenting Evidence in Child Forensic Interviews
Dallas, TX
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program
This formula grant program is the leading federal source of criminal justice funding to states, territories, local governments, and tribes. It provides critical funding necessary to support a range of program areas.
BJA-funded Forensic Video Analysis System Supports Evidence Collection in Charleston, SC
New technology assisted the City of Charleston Police Department in identifying suspect in Mother Emanuel AME Church shooting
Following the tragic shooting of nine African-American churchgoers attending a bible study at Mother Emanuel AME Church in June 2015, law enforcement in Charleston, South Carolina acted quickly to identify Dylann Roof as their suspect.
Using surveillance footage from the church, law enforcement pulled photos of Roof...
DOJ BJA's Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Helps Bring Serial Killer Samuel Little to Justice
The Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI), an innovative program of the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) which is helping law enforcement agencies nationwide test rape kits and close cold case sexual assaults and homicides, is one of the critical investigative tools that led authorities to believe Samuel Little may be the worst serial killer in American history, by enabling police across...
National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI)
This initiative helps law enforcement and prosecutors address the challenges associated with unsubmitted sexual assault kits (SAKs) and reduce the number of unsubmitted SAKs in their jurisdictions.