Research and development
The Influence of Confessions on Guilty Pleas and Plea Discounts
Police Use Science and Community Partnerships to Reduce Gun Violence
Estimating Age of Death from Subadult Remains
Understanding the Violent Victimization Experiences of Young Men of Color
Exploring regional aspects of 3D facial variation within European individuals
Estimating Age of Death from Subadult Remains (Part 1)
The long-standing problem of estimating the age and sex of subadult skeletal remains has been significantly "solved" with the advances in understanding the growth and development patterns in the skeletons of young people. Kyra Stull, an anthropologist and forensic researcher at University of Nevada, Reno, and Danielle McLeod-Henning, a physical scientist at NIJ, share more about this research with NIJ writer and host Jim Dawson.
Listen to part 2.
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