Forensic sciences

Investigating Violent Crime: The Prosecutors Role - Lessons Learned From the Field

Date Published

June 2019

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

BJA-Sponsored

Marijuana or Hemp: From Farm Bill to Forensic Analysis

Event Dates

January 15, 2020, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Promising Strategies for Strengthening Homicide Investigations: Findings and Recommendations From the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Homicide Investigations Enhancement Training and Technical Assistance Project

Date Published

October 2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

Agencies

BJA-Sponsored

Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

Date Published

April 2019

Publication Type

Technical Assistance, Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Grants and Funding, Factsheet

Agencies

BJA-Sponsored

Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists 2019 Annual Meeting

Event Dates

November 12, 2019 – November 16, 2019

Location

Marriot Lancaster at Penn Square

Lancaster, PA

Presenting Evidence in Child Forensic Interviews

Event Dates

November 12, 2019 – November 13, 2019

Location

Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center

Dallas, TX

19th World Congress of the International Society of Criminology

Event Dates

October 27, 2019 – October 31, 2019

Location

Ritz Carlton Hotel

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National Association of Medical Examiners Annual Meeting

Event Dates

October 18, 2019 – October 22, 2019

Location

Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center

Kansas City, MO

Smart Connected Technology: The Next Evolution in Mass Spectrometry (Webinar)

Event Dates

October 8, 2019, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Location

Online

Event Type

Web

Rapid and Effective Identification of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot Residues (Webinar)

Event Dates

November 20, 2019, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Location

Online

Event Type

Web

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...