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The strategic priorities and objectives outlined in this plan closely parallel the opportunities and challenges faced by the forensic science community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NIJ identified five strategic research priorities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nij.ojp.gov\/topics\/articles\/forensic-sciences-strategic-research-plan-2022-2026#priority1\">Strategic Priority 1: Advance Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nij.ojp.gov\/topics\/articles\/forensic-sciences-strategic-research-plan-2022-2026#strategic-priority-ii-support-foundational-research-in-forensic\">Strategic Priority 2: Support Foundational Research in Forensic Science<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nij.ojp.gov\/topics\/articles\/forensic-sciences-strategic-research-plan-2022-2026#strategic-priority-iii-maximize-the-impact-of-forensic-science-r\">Strategic Priority 3: Maximize the Impact of Forensic Science Research and Development<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nij.ojp.gov\/topics\/articles\/forensic-sciences-strategic-research-plan-2022-2026#strategic-priority-iv-cultivate-a-diverse-highly-skilled-forensi\">Strategic Priority 4: Cultivate a Diverse, Highly Skilled Forensic Science Workforce<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nij.ojp.gov\/topics\/articles\/forensic-sciences-strategic-research-plan-2022-2026#strategic-priority-v-coordinate-across-the-community-of-practice\">Strategic Priority 5: Coordinate Across the Community of Practice<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each priority includes a comprehensive set of objectives and action items.<\/p>\n<p>According to the NIJ, the strategic research plan should interest many stakeholders, including crime laboratory professionals, researchers and technology developers, the legal community, and policymakers.<\/p>\n<p>The Forensic Science Strategic Research plan is available to download at <a href=\"https:\/\/nij.ojp.gov\/topics\/articles\/forensic-sciences-strategic-research-plan-2022-2026\">https:\/\/nij.ojp.gov\/topics\/articles\/forensic-sciences-strategic-research-plan-2022-2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences has published its latest four-year Forensic Science Strategic Research Plan. 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