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Technologies Programs at a Glance

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Technology & Forensics

Law enforcement and corrections officers utilize a variety of technologies to increase safety and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their work. Technologies assist police in communications, investigations, operations, and protection. In corrections, technologies may be used to detect contraband, extract information, monitor behavior, and alert staff to trouble.

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Future-Proofing Justice – Building a Research Agenda to Address the Effects of Technological Change on the Protection of Constitutional Rights, NIJ-Sponsored, 2017
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Development of a Mobile, Automated Tool Mark Characterization/Comparison System, NIJ-Sponsored, 2017
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Interpretation of Patterned Injuries in Medicolegal Death Investigation, NIJ-Sponsored, 2017
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Quantitative Algorithm for the Digital Comparison of Torn Duct, NIJ-Sponsored, 2017
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Just Science Podcast: Episode Four: Just Subjective Probability, NIJ-Sponsored, 2017
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