NIJ funds SOFA Database project 2019

Post date: Feb 19, 2019 5:45:5 AM

The National Institute of Justice has awarded Drs. Cris Hughes and Chelsey Juarez a grant funding FADAMA. The Forensic Anthropology Database for Assessing Methods Accuracy (FADAMA), is a database tool for tracking forensic anthropological method use, outcome, and accuracy in the actual casework context. The database will address the persistent lack of adequate measures for assessing accuracy and reliability of forensic anthropology methods applied to forensic casework, and allow forensic anthropologists to conduct research on methods trends. Active forensic anthropologists can anonymously upload their cases to the database using this link http://www.sofainc.org/sofa-database