Investigating Key Risk Factors across Violent and Non-Violent Extremists in the United States
2020-R2-CX-0017
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2020
$74,406
Domestic radicalization
Examining Radicalization's Risk and Protective Factors: A Case-control Study of Violent Extremists, Non-criminal Extremists & Regular Homicide Offenders
2020-ZA-CX-0001
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2020
$771,610
Characterizing and Preventing Domestic Terrorism: A Mixed-Methods Study of Five Far-Right Terrorist Groups
2020-ZA-CX-0003
Open
Funding First Awarded
2020
$998,599
Protective Factors for Violence Perpetration in Somali Young Adults: The Role of Community Belonging and Neighborhood Cohesion
NCJ Number
249630
Journal
Date Published
October 2015
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored)
Publication Link
Conflict Management Styles and Cybervictimization: Extending Routine Activity Theory
NCJ Number
252224
Journal
Date Published
2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Publication Link
Virtually Standing Up or Standing By? Correlates of Enacting Social Control Online
NCJ Number
250633
Date Published
February 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Internet-Based Radicalization as Enculturation to Violent Deviant Subcultures
NCJ Number
252235
Journal
Date Published
2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Publication Link
Narratives of Childhood Adversity and Adolescent Misconduct as Precursors to Violent Extremism - A Life-Course Criminological Approach
NCJ Number
250029
Date Published
July 2016
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Reporting Practices of Journal Articles that Include Interviews With Extremists
NCJ Number
250048
Date Published
July 2016
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Publication Link
Cut from the Same Cloth? A Comparative Study of Domestic Extremists and Gang Members in the United States
NCJ Number
252385
Journal
Date Published
May 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Publication Link
Relation of Psychosocial Factors to Diverse Behaviors and Attitudes Among Somali Refugees
NCJ Number
250855
Date Published
2016
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored)
Publication Link
Studying Terrorism Empirically: What We Know About What We Don't Know
NCJ Number
252394
Date Published
2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Publication Link
Building Community Resilience to Violent Extremism Through Genuine Partnerships
NCJ Number
252105
Journal
Date Published
2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Instructional Material
Publication Link
Understanding Domestic Radicalization and Terrorism: A National Issue Within a Global Context
NCJ Number
255065
Date Published
August 2020
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Program/Project Evaluation
Publication Link
Understanding Domestic Radicalization and Terrorism
Date Published
August 14, 2020
A National Issue Within a Global Context
A Comparative Study of Violent Extremism and Gangs
NCJ Number
253463
Date Published
December 2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Publication Link
Risk and Rehabilitation: Supporting the Work of Probation Officers in the Community Reentry of Extremist Offenders
2019-ZA-CX-0003
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2019
$715,752
Exploring the Social Networks of Homegrown Violent Extremist (HVE) Military Veterans
2019-ZA-CX-0002
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$1,670,395
The Mobilization Puzzle: How Individual, Group, and Situational Dynamics Produce Extremist Outcomes
2019-ZA-CX-0004
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$768,292
Applying a Development Evaluation Approach to Address Community Safety and Health Challenges of Reintegration Programs in the USA
2019-ZA-CX-0001
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$1,114,933
Research Assistantship Opportunities at NIJ
December 2016
The NIJ Research Assistantship Program (RAP) is designed to provide highly qualified doctoral students with practical and applied research experience in criminal justice issues. NIJ provides funds to participating universities to pay salaries and other costs associated with research assistants who work on NIJ research activities.
This webinar reviews the opportunities that are currently available for the 2017-2018 academic year and will cover the application process, eligibility requirements and application deadlines.
Presenters include:
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Research and Evaluation on Domestic Radicalization to Violent Extremism
April 2016
This webinar will provide details and guidance for potential applicants to help build knowledge and evidence related to strategies for effective prevention and intervention of domestic radicalization and violent extremism in the United States. The overall purpose of this program will be to reduce the likelihood that acts of violent extremism occur. This funding will support replication and evaluation of existing programs as well as development and evaluation of programs where none currently exist.
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Director's Message: Identifying Alternatives to Exclusionary School Disciplinary Practices
"...it is imperative that we have effective ways of dealing with students’ behavior problems that do not disproportionately impact students of color."
NIJ is committed to investing in developing knowledge to improve the safety of schools. Schools across the U.S. are rightfully concerned about creating and maintaining a safe and stable environment that is conducive to student learning. Educators and policymakers have expressed concern that...
Domestic Radicalization and Terrorism
Remote audio file
Countering and preventing terrorism is a primary concern for state and local law enforcement agencies as well as the federal government. Terrorists are those who support or commit ideologically motivated violence to further political, social or religious goals. The goal of NIJ’s work on terrorism is to provide community leaders with evidence-based practices for bolstering resilience and...