NIJ FY08 Research and Development in Forensic Toxicology

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NIJ FY08 Research and Development in Forensic Toxicology: The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the research, development, and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice and a component of the Office of Justice Programs (OJP). NIJ provides objective, independent, evidence-based knowledge and tools to enhance the administration of justice and public safety. NIJ solicits proposals to inform its search for the knowledge and tools to guide policy and practice. With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for research and development to enhance the analytical tools, technologies, and techniques used by crime laboratories to conduct forensic toxicological analyses. This solicitation focuses on: . Advancing research on alternative drug testing matrices and the pharmacokinetic relationship between these alternative matrices and controlled substances. . Improving the specificity and sensitivity of analytical tools and technologies used in forensic toxicological analyses. . Developing new analytical techniques. . Developing nondestructive techniques.