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Impression and Pattern Evidence

Call for abstracts!

Submit an abstract by January 8, 2010, and you could be presenting at the upcoming Impression & Pattern Evidence Symposium.

The Symposium, cosponsored by NIJ, will be held August 2–6, 2010, in Clearwater Beach, Fla.

Learn more about the symposium and how to submit your abstract. Exit Notice

Tribal Justice

The Tribal Nations Listening Session on Public Safety and Law Enforcement was held October 29, 2009 in St. Paul Minnesota.

American Indian tribes, the Department of Justice and researchers came together to find ways to improve criminal justice systems in Indian country.

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Forensic Pathology Fellowships

NIJ is sponsoring four one-year fellowships in forensic pathology.

The fellowships:

  • Fulfill requirements for Board certification.
  • Are offered by the Virginia Institute of Forensic Science and Medicine in partnership with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and the Department of Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center.

NIJ is sponsoring the fellowships to help develop a national model for a Forensic Pathology Fellowship Recruitment Program and address the shortage of forensic pathologists in the United States.

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NIJ Conference Highlights

See highlights from the 2009 NIJ Conference.

You now can listen to the two Plenary Sessions, Homicide in the U.S. and What Works in Probation and Parole.

Here's a peek at what else you'll find...

NIJ Journal

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Crime Mapping

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