NIJ was created in 1969 and has been in the forefront of nearly every innovation in criminal justice research and policy ever since. The following Director's have led the Institute in that work. Select a director to view a list of their speeches, remarks, and testimony.
- Nancy La Vigne, May 2022-January 2025
- Jennifer Scherer, Acting 2021-May 2022
- David B. Muhlhausen, 2017-2021
- Howard R. Spivak, Acting 2017
- Nancy Rodriguez, 2015-2017
- William J. Sabol , Acting 2014-2015
- Greg Ridgeway, Acting 2013-2014
- John H. Laub, 2010–2013
- Kristina Rose, Acting 2009–2010
- David W. Hagy, 2006–2009
- Glenn R. Schmitt, Acting 2005–2006
- Sarah V. Hart, 2001–2005
- Julie Samuels, Acting 2000–2001
- Jeremy Travis, 1995–2000
- Carol V. Petrie, Acting 1994
- Michael J. Russell, Acting 1993–1994
- Charles B. DeWitt, 1990–1993
- James K. Stewart, 1982–1990
- W. Robert Burkhart, 1982
- James Underwood, 1981–1982
- Harry Bratt, 1979–1981
- Blair Ewing, 1977–1979
- Gerald Caplan, 1973–1977
- Martin Danziger, 1971–1973
- Irving Slott, acting 1970–1971
- Henry Ruth, 1969–1970
- Robert L. Emrich, Acting 1968-69
- Ralph Siu, acting 1968–1969
Nancy La Vigne, Director, 2022-2025
- Redefining Rigor: Embracing Mixed Methods Research in Criminology
January 8, 2025, The Criminologist - The Titanium Law of Evaluation: Increasing impact and replicability of safety and justice interventions through deliberate implementation and adaptation
December 5, 2024, Journal of Experimental Criminology - AI in Criminal Justice: Navigating Opportunities and Risks
December 4, 2024, participated in the webinar by the Council on Criminal Justice - Opening Remarks at the National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research’s Extreme Risk Protection Order Grantee Workshop
November 7-8, 2024. - October Update on Changes Coming to CrimeSolutions
October 21, 2024 - Speaker at the International Association of the Chiefs of Police Annual Conference
October 17-22, 2024. - Keynote speaker at the Safety and Justice Challenge Research Symposium in St. Louis, MO
October 16-17, 2024 - Public Criminology: Charting the Course from Evidence to Action
October 7, 2024, article in Translational Criminology - From the Director: Body Armor Standards Updated to Better Protect Those in the Line of Fire
October 1, 2024, article in Police Chief and on NIJ.ojp.gov - Update on Changes Coming to CrimeSolutions
July 29, 2024 - From Knowledge to Action: Rethinking Public Criminology for Real-World Impact
July 1-2, 2024, Keynote presentation at the Applied Research in Crime and Justice Conference in Brisbane, AUS - Are alternatives to traditional criminal justice systems feasible or effective?
June 20, 2024, Q&A panel at George Mason University Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy Symposium in Fairfax, VA - The Titanium Law of Evaluation
June 19, 2024, Vital City - From Knowledge to Action: Rethinking Public Criminology for Real-World Impact
June 10, 2024, presentation at The Implications of AI for Criminal Justice, Expert Convening in Stanford, California - 8th Annual American Society of Evidence-Based Policing Conference in Spokane, Washington
May 29-31, 2024, presenter - Updating Body Armor Standards to Protect Police
May 28, 2024, NIJ.ojp.gov - Discussion: Next Steps for Advancing Federal & Tribal Research Agendas
May 23, 2024, facilitated panel at the Spring 2024 Semi-Annual Meeting/Public Seminar hosted by National Academy of Sciences’ Committee on Law and Justice in Washington, DC - Advancing Justice with Evidence-Based Practices
May 22, 2024, presentation at the DC Policy Leadership Academy Cohort 3 in Washington, DC - Strengthening the Quality and Practice of Forensic Science to Reduce Crime & Promote Justice
May 16, 2024, keynote presentation DSI’s 5th Annual Digital Forensics for National Security Symposium in Oxon Hill, Maryland - 2024 Professionalizing Law Enforcement-Community Engagement Training National Town Hall in Atlanta, GA
May 2-5, 2024, panel participant - Looking Forward with Our Federal Partners” and the “From Research to Reality: Recruiting More Women into the Policing Profession: Sharing Learnings and Evidence-Based Resources for Action”
April 23-26, 2024, invited speaker at the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada - Forensic Genealogy Offers Families the Gift of Closure
April 9, 2024, Scientific American - Numbers + Narratives: Informing Action and Increasing Impact in Inclusive Community Violence Research
April 3-5, 2024, invited speaker for the plenary at the Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative Convening in Chicago, Illinois - How Will We Know if Our Program is Working?
April 3-5, 2024, moderator for panel at the Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative Convening in Chicago, Illinois - February 2024 Headlines: Research Programs and Priorities of the NIJ and BJS
February 27, 2024, participated in webinar hosted by the Consortium of Social Science Associations - Public Criminology: Charting the Course to Bridge Evidence to Action
February 26, 2024, delivered the 2024 Mastrofski Lecture at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia - American Probation and Parole Association Executive Summit in Seattle, Washington
February 23, 2024, keynote speaker - Changes Coming to CrimeSolutions
February 16, 2024 - Western Society of Criminology Annual Conference at Long Beach, California
February 8-10, 2024, featured speaker - Police Executive Research Forum’s Summit on Carjackings in Washington, DC
January 25, 2024, invited speaker - 60 years after Gideon v. Wainwright: Bridging the gap in access to justice
December 18, 2023, The Hill, by Director La Vigne and Rachel Rossi, Director of Office for Access to Justice - Addressing Gun Violence through Place Network Investigations
December 11-13, 2023, plenary moderator for a session at the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Violent Crime Reduction Summit in Indianapolis, Indiana - Dual System Youth: Mapping an Agenda for Research and Policy
November 15, 2023, delivered welcome address - Arizona State University’s Designing for Justice Convening in Washington, DC
November 13, 2023, delivered welcome address - Futurecasting: New Directions for the Field and How CLAJ Can Contribute
November 8, 2023, facilitated discussion at the Public Seminar: CrimeSolutions: What Works, What Doesn’t, What’s Promising: Feedback from the Field hosted by National Academy of Sciences’ Committee on Law and Justice in Washington, DC - Criminal Justice Speaker Series
October 23, 2023, featured speaker - State of South Carolina’s Criminal Justice System Conference in the North Charleston, South Carolina
October 20, 2023, delivered keynote address - Fireside Chat at the Arnold Venture’s and CUNY Institute for State and Local Governance’s Supervision Summit
October 5, 2023 - New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services Public Safety Symposium in Albany, New York
September 23, 2023, delivered keynote address - Not all data are created equal: Lessons from the U.S. National Institute of Justice on how research methodology shapes data quality, validity, and utility
September 6, 2023, delivered keynote address at the 23rd Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology in Florence, Italy - CNA Center for Justice Research Innovation Virtual Symposium
August 31, 2023, keynote speaker - Participated as part of the Introduction to the Office of Justice Programs
August 29, 2024, participaned in plenary at the 2023 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program’s National Forum in Arlington, Virginia - Promoting safer and more humane environments: The imperative of studying restrictive housing in corrections
August 28, 2023, Op-Ed, The Hill, by Director La Vigne and Collette S. Peters, Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons - The Importance of Inclusive Research How Engaging People Closest to the Issue Makes for Better Science and Greater Impact
August 21, 2023, article recapping an NIJ 2023 Research Conference plenary session - International Community Justice Association’s 2023 Annual Research Conference on Criminal Justice
August 20, 2023, provided welcome address - The Future of Problem-Oriented Policing in Free and Open Societies
August 7, 2024, participated in plenary panbel at the 31st Annual Problem-Oriented Policing Conference in Boulder, Colorado - What the Latest DOJ Funded Research and Statistics Say About Crime and Justice in the US
July 27, 2023, presented and event hosted by the American Statistical Association and the Consortium of Social Science Associations - Office of Justice Programs Leadership Roundtable
July 25, 2024, participant at the National Criminal Justice Association Forum on Criminal Justice, “Symposium on Justice Information, Technology, Policy, Research, and Practice” in Long Beach, California - Police Executive Research Forum’s Annual Training in New York, New York
July 18, 2023, featured participant - International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners Annual Conference in Las Vegas, Nevanda
July 17, 2023, delivered keynot address - Police Executive Research Forum’s symposium on “Body Worn Cameras a Decade Later: What We Know” in Washington, DC
June 29, 2023, invited speaker - Board of Directors Meeting at the 2023 National Sheriff’s Association’s Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan
June 26, 2023, present - International Symposium on Environmental Criminology and Crime Analysis in Stockholm, Sweden
June 14-16, 2023, invited presenter - Stockholm Criminology Symposium in Stockholm, Sweden
June 12 – 14, 2023, invited presenter - Florida International University’s Symposium on Global Forensic and Justice Center virtual symposium
June 5, 2023, delivered welcome address - Evaluation and Impact
June 2, 2024, participated in the plenary session at the Alternative First Response Convening hosted by the Georgetown Center on Innovation in Community Safety and the Policing Project in Washington, DC - Arnold Ventures Community Engagement Roundtable in Washington, DC
June 1, 2023, invited speaker - The Role of Prevention Science in Achieving Social Justice and Health Equity for All
May 31, 2023, delivered the Presidential Address at the Society for Prevention Research’s Annual Meeting in Washington, DC - Meet the OJP Science Directors: Nancy La Vigne and Alex Piquero Discuss the Future of Research and Statistics
May 24, 2023, NIJ Research Conference plenary session - 2023 American Society of Evidence-Based Policing Conference in Las Vegas, Nevanda
May 16, 2023, presented on a federal panel - Public Seminar: Innovative Approaches to Measuring Community Perceptions on Public Safety
May 4, 2023, facilitated discussion hosted by the National Academy of Sciences’ Committee on Law and Justice in Washington, DC - United Nations Tribal Event: A Trilateral Working Group Planning meeting in New York, New York
April 19, 2023, participant - Transforming Correctional Culture and Climate
April 11, 2024, Corrections Today - NIJ Puts Science to Work for Justice System Stakeholders
July 7, 2023, Open Access Government - Building Public Trust Episode 4: Challenges to Building Trust and Ways to Overcome Them: Part 1 and Part 2
July 17, 2023, PERFcast - Crime in the Community
June 15, 2023, with Alex R. Piquero, Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Stats + Stories - NIJ 2023 Research Conference Opening Ceremony
May 23, 2023, Director La Vigne and DOJ leadership welcome attendees to the NIJ 2023 Research Conference - The United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme Network of Institutes Interviews NIJ Director La Vigne,
May 15, 2023, article in PNI Newsletter 3rd Issue - School Statistics
April 13, 2023, with Alex R. Piquero, Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Stats + Stories - Directors of Justice Department Science and Research Offices Talk Reentry
April 11, 2023, NIJ.ojp.gov - NIJ Director Nancy La Vigne Discusses Evidence-Based Strategies for Successful Reentry
April 1, 2023, NIJ.ojp.gov - Newark Public Safety Collaborative Community Stakeholders’ Meeting and Presentation at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey
March 20, 2023, provided opening remarks - Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences 60th Annual Meeting in National Harbor, Maryland
March 17, 2023, delivered keynote address - A Leg Up: NIJ’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program
March 9, 2023, NIJ.ojp.gov - Inclusive Research: Engaging with the People Closest to the Issue,
March 7, 2023, video interview - The Initiative for Law, Societies, and Justice Launch Event in Austin, Texas
February 22, 2023, keynote speaker at the opening of and event hosted by the University of Texas at Austin - New research could help nurses, police detect bruises on people with dark skin
February 21, 2023, National Public Radio - Director La Vigne Discusses Forensic Research and Development at NIJ
February 15, 2023, interview with AAFS TV - Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative Convening in St. Louis, Missouri
February 14-16, 2023, featured speaker - Major Cities Chiefs Association Conference in Washington, DC
February 9, 2023, speaker - American Correctional Association/Correctional Leaders Association Winter Conference in Orlando, Florida
January 26-29, 2023, delivered remarks - Public Health & Policing Symposium
January 18-20, 2023, presenter at International Association of Chiefs of Police and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s hosted event in Baltimore, Maryland - Selling the Science: Our Collective Visions for the National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics
January 9, 2023, with Alex R. Piquero, Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics, published in the Criminologist, the newsletter of the American Society of Criminology - Reliable data and research on crime is needed now more than ever
January 5, 2023, with Alex R. Piquero, Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics, published in The Hill - Beyond Recidivism
December 11, 2022, featured speaker at convening hosted by the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine; Pennsylvania Department of Corrections; and Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - From the Director: Harnessing the Power of Data-Driven, Inclusive Research
December 7, 2022, originally published in Police Chief - Federal Funders
December 1, 2022, participant in panel at the 2022 National Research Conference: Firearm Injury Prevention in Washington, DC - NIJ Director La Vigne Outlines NIJ’s Priorities at the American Society of Criminology’s 2022 Annual Meeting
November 17, 2022 - Getting the Most Out of Research Partnerships
November 15, 2022, original published in Corrections Today. - Committee on Law and Justice Fall 2022 Board Meeting
November 9, 2022, speaker at meeting hosted by the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC - Gender-Based Violence and American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
November 8, 2022, delivered opening remarks for webinar hosted in partnership with the Violence Against Women’s Research Consortium - Building the Research Base: a Blueprint for Evaluation
November 3, 2022, featured speaker at the 2022 Community Justice International Summit hosted by Center for Justice Innovation - 2022 Forum on Criminal Justice hosted by the National Criminal Justice Association
November 2, 2022, presented on focus areas for the U.S. Department of Justice - Council on Criminal Justice 2022 Membership Summit in Washington, DC
October 19, 2022, speaker - International Association of Chiefs of Police, Leads Scholar meeting, Research Advisory Committee, BJA Knowledge Lab Meeting, Dallas, Texas
October 14-16, 2022, speaker - Podcast: A New Vision for NIJ with Director Nancy La Vigne
September 12, 2022 - Integrated Justice Information Systems Institute Conference in Orlando, Florida
August 31 – September 1, 2022, featured speaker - International Association of Crime Analysts Conference in Chicago, Illinois
August 22-23, 2022, presenter - In Acceptance of the SEARCH 2022 Justice Policy Leadership Award
July 19, 2022 - Rutgers Center for Law and Justice Convening in Newark, New Jersey
July 14, 2022, featured speaker - The ‘Think Tank’ That Delivers Innovation to Justice Systems
July 7, 2022, GovCIO - Elevating the Voices and Experiences of Victims and Survivors: NIJ Research Findings and Priorities
June 27, 2022, presentation at the Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy Annual Symposium in Arlington, Virginia - National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) State Administering Agencies meeting in Washington, DC
June 21, 2022, delivered remarks to the advisory council - Director Nancy La Vigne’s Vision
June 7, 2022 - Addresses the American Society of Evidence-Based Policing
May 24, 2022
David B. Muhlhausen, Director, 2017-2021
- Replication Studies are Vital to Science We Can Count On
December 21, 2020 - The National Institute of Justice Strategic Research Plans
July 30, 2020 - Perspectives on Research and Evidence-Based Policing
July 20, 2020 - Realignment of Forensic Capacity Enhancement Programs within the Office of Justice Programs
April 17, 2020 - Reflecting on my Time as Director So Far ... And Envisioning the Future
January 2, 2020 - Rare Incidents Data Collection Methods to Advance Research on Mass Violence
September 25, 2019 - NIJ Helps Lay the Groundwork for Implementation of the First Step Act
April 9, 2019 - Remarks on Reentry at the 2018 National Project Safe Neighborhoods Conference
December 8, 2018 - Research Summit on Women in Policing
December 3, 2018 - Corrections Strategic Research Plan
October 25, 2018 - Juvenile Justice Research Comes to NIJ
October 24, 2018 - Elevating Practitioners — From Advisers to Participants to Drivers
October 12, 2018 - Fighting the Opioid Crisis: Convening Police Leaders and Researchers to Learn Promising Practices and to Inform Research Agenda
September 25, 2018 - Bringing the Field to NIJ — Introducing the Practitioner-in-Residence Program
September 18, 2018 - Pushing the Edge on Evidence-Based Policing - Reflections on Research for the Real World
August 20, 2018 - Advancing Evidence-Based Policing
June 28, 2018 - Research on Returning Offender Programs and Promising Practices
June 13, 2018 - Responding to Sexual Assault
April 16, 2018 - A Message to Law Enforcement Professionals During Police Week 2018
May 14, 2018 - Learning From Leading Voices in Our New "Notes From the Field" Series
January 31, 2018 - Proactive Policing — What We Know and What We Don’t Know, Yet
January 17, 2018 - Improved Officer Safety in 2017 — and Beyond
January 10, 2018 - Remarks at the Korean Institute of Criminology Forum
December 7, 2017 - The Las Vegas Body-Worn Camera Experiment, prepared remarks delivered at a press event, hosted by CNA.
November 27, 2017. - Research at the National Institute of Justice, prepared remarks welcoming attendees to NIJ Day at ASC 2017.
November 15, 2017. - Director’s Corner: Data at Your Fingertips — the National Law Enforcement Applied Research and Data Platform, Director's Corner.
November 13, 2017. - Innovative Approaches to Addressing Violent Crime, Prepared remarks delivered at a CNA Executive Session, October 12, 2017.
- CrimeSolutions Has Rated 500 Programs and Counting, Director's Corner.
September 27, 2017
Howard R. Spivak, Acting Director, January-August 2017
- Supporting Crime Lab Directors and the Formation of the Forensic Laboratory Needs Technology Working Group (given as NIJ Principal Deputy Director)
May 29, 2018 - Researcher Practitioner Partnerships (given as NIJ Principal Deputy Director)
March 5, 2018 - Policing Strategic Research 2017-2022
July 31, 2017 - Equipment Guidance From NIJ and Our Expanding Standards Program
July 12, 2017 - Valuing and Communicating Science That Advances Justice
May 30, 2017 - Supporting Forensic Science Is a Priority at the National Institute of Justice
April 3, 2017
Nancy Rodriguez, Director, February 2015-January 2017
- Farewell from Nancy Rodriguez
January 13, 2017 - Restrictive Housing in the U.S.
November 14, 2016 - Bridging the Sciences to Support Cutting-Edge Research — NIJ’s Partnership With the National Science Foundation
October 26, 2016 - Identifying Alternatives to Exclusionary School Disciplinary Practices
October 18, 2016 - Advancing the Police Profession Through Science
October 11, 2016 - Congressional Briefing: Violence and Violence Prevention
September 27, 2016 - Addressing Sexual Assault Response — Moving Forward and Finding Solutions
September 1, 2016 - Safety, Health and Wellness Strategic Plan
August 19, 2016 - Developing a Comprehensive Response to Human Trafficking
July 28, 2016 - Driving Innovation in Crime Forecasting
July 26, 2016 - Shining Light on Wrongful Convictions
July 7, 2016
Read notes from Exonerees and Original Victims of Wrongful Conviction: Listening Sessions to Inform Programs and Research (pdf, 28 pages). - Explaining the Recent Rise in Violent Crime
June 15, 2016 - Decades of Research Provide Guidance on Police Wellness
May 16, 2016 - New National Protocol for Sexual Abuse Medical Forensic Examinations of Prepubescent Children
May 6, 2016 - Violence Against American Indians and Alaska Natives
May 5, 2016 - Strengthening Justice in the U.S.: The Impact of Scientific Research
April 22, 2016
Dr. Rodriguez gave the 27th Annual Walter C. Reckless-Simon Dinitz Memorial Lecture at Ohio State University
Read the Director's lecture as printed in the Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law (pdf, 13 pages) - Making Progress on Understanding and Investigating Sexual Assault
April 14, 2016 - Countering Violent Extremism with Research
March 7, 2016 - Tips for Making Your Proposal Competitive
February 19, 2016 - Developing the Future of Law Enforcement Leadership
November 12, 2015 - Setting the Agenda for Administrative Segregation Research
October 22, 2015 - Building Knowledge to Make Schools Safer
October 21, 2015 - New Research Projects Funded in Fiscal Year 2015
October 13, 2015 - Statement on Support for Forensic Science Research: Improving the Scientific Role of NIJ
October 1, 2015 - Building Our Next Generation of Researchers
September 21, 2015 - Body-Worn Cameras: Investigating and Evaluating Their Use by Police
August 30, 2015 - Strengthening Forensic Science at Its Foundations to Improve Public Safety
August 10, 2015 . - Making Change Happen in Policing
July 27, 2015 - Envisioning the Future
Greg Ridgeway, Acting NIJ Director, June 2013-July 2014
- Statement on NIJ's Role in the National Dialogue on Gun Violence
February 14, 2013
John H. Laub, NIJ Director, June 2010-January 2013
- Farewell Message from Director Laub
December 21, 2012 - Combining Intellectual Muscle: NIJ and the National Science Foundation Sign a Memorandum of Understanding
September 24, 2012 - A Post-NIJ Conference Recap...and Moving Forward
August 3, 2012 - Open Remarks to the Keynote Address of the 2012 NIJ Conference, Arlington, Va.
June 19, 2012
Watch the video - Australians and NIJ to Collaborate on Forensics
March 30, 2012 - Presidential Plenary Address — Strengthening Science to Promote Justice and Public Safety
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., March 15, 2012 - Dr. Laub Discusses Translational Criminology
March 9, 2012
Watch "Translational Criminology" - NIJ and the Dutch Agree to Work Together to Improve the Use of Forensic Sciences
December 1, 2011 - The Challenges of Deficit-Driven Budgets
November 16, 2011 - Stockholm Prize: Conversation with John Laub and Rob Sampson
October 11, 2011
Watch an Interview with Drs. Laub and Sampson - Reorganization of NIJ
October 3, 2011 - Feedback from the Field: How Your Colleagues Are Using NIJ's Work
August 30, 2011 - My Post-NIJ Conference Guest Appearance on the Diane Rehm Show
July 12, 2011 - NIJ's Response to the NRC Report Strengthening the National Institute of Justice
June 20, 2011 - Partnerships: Coming Together to Study Crime & Solutions — A Message from the Director
June 6, 2011
Watch the "Partnerships: Coming Together to Study Crime & Solutions" - Embracing a Culture of Science — A Message from the Director
March 23, 2011
Watch "Embracing a Culture of Science" - Translational Criminology
Office of Justice Programs, Washington, D.C.
March 1, 2011 - Second Progress Report: NIJ's Response to Strengthening the National Institute of Justice
January 21, 2011 - A Tribute to Herman Goldstein, George Kelling and James Q. Wilson: Contributions to the Field of Criminal Justice
Harvard Executive Sessions, Boston, Mass., January 13, 2011 - My Vision for NIJ
November 9, 2010 - Initial Progress Report: NIJ's Response to Strengthening the National Institute of Justice
November 7, 2010
Kristina Rose, Acting Director 2009–2010
- H.R. 3695, The Help Find the Missing Act or Billy's Law (pdf, 4 pages)
Statement Before the United States House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security
January 21, 2010
David W. Hagy, Director 2006–2009
- Reauthorization and Improvement of the DNA Initiatives of the Justice for All Act of 2004
Statement before the United States House of Representative Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security
NIJ Director David W. Hagy
April 10, 2008
Sarah V. Hart, Director 2001–2005
- DOJ Oversight: Funding Forensic Sciences (pdf, 24 pages)
Statement before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts
Director Sarah V. Hart
July 31, 2003 - Regarding the President’s DNA Initiatives
Statement before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
July 17, 2003 - Regarding DNA Initiatives
Statement before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs
May 14, 2002 - Regarding Less-Than-Lethal Weapons
Statement before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
May 2, 2002
Jeremy Travis, Director 1995–2000
- Thanks and Dreams, Farewell Speech by Jeremy Travis,
Washington, DC
April 12, 2000 - Thinking Strategically about Developments in Law Enforcement Technology
Citizens Crime Commission
New York, NY
January 25, 2000 - Addressing Drug Abuse in the Justice Context: The Promise and the Challenge
National Assembly on Drugs, Alcohol Abuse, and the Criminal Offender
Washington, DC
December 7, 1999 - Stalking: Lessons from Recent Research
National Center for Women and Policing Conference
Orlando, FL
April 14, 1999 - Plenary Presentation to the American Society of Criminology
Washington, D.C.
November 12, 1998 - Research Informing Policy: What If We Took This Idea Seriously?
Address, National Corrections Conference: Enhancing Public Safety by Reducing Substance Abuse
Los Angeles, California
October 20, 1998 - Creating Safe Schools: Opening the Schoolhouse Doors to Research and Partnerships
Keynote Address Conference of the Security Management Institute of John Jay College
New York, New York
August 18, 1998 - Policing in Transition
Plenary Address at the Fourth Biennial Conference: International Perspectives on Crime, Justice and Public Order
Budapest, Hungary
June 21, 1998 - Justice Research as a Platform for the Diffusion of Innovation
Conference of the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors
Salt Lake City, Utah
June 3, 1998 - Welcoming Remarks
Third Annual National Conference on the Future of DNA
Chicago, Illinois
May 21, 1998 - Declining Crime and Our National Research Agenda: A New Yorker's View
Inaugural Lecture, The Jack and Lewis Rudin Distinguished Visiting Scholar Program, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, New York
March 9, 1998 - Declining Crime and Our National Research Agenda
School of Public Policy and Social Research, University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
March 2, 1998 - Thinking About Prevention: Are We Asking the Right Questions? Mattik Lecture
Hans W. Mattick Lecture, University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
February 12, 1998 - Crime Prevention in Community and Cultural Context
First Multi-Institutional Conference on Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Services: Disabilities in Latino, African-American, and Native American Individuals
San Juan, Puerto Rico
January 30, 1998 - National and Comparative Perspectives on Juvenile Violence
Meeting of the International Scientific and Professional Advisory Council of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme
Courmayeur, Italy
October 4, 1997 - The Mentally Ill Offender: Viewing Crime and Justice Through a Different Lens
National Association of State Forensic Mental Health Directors
Annapolis, Maryland
September 3, 1997 - Framing the National Agenda: a Research and Policy Perspective
National Corrections Conference on Substance Abuse Testing, Sanctions and Treatment
New Orleans, Louisiana
April 23, 1997 - Crime Statistics — Good News or Bad News?
Speech to the New York University Alumni Association
Washington, DC
April 10, 1997 - Technology in Criminal Justice: Creating the Tools for Transformation
Address to the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
March 13, 1997 - New Approaches to Juvenile Violence
Speech to the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City
New York, New York
February 10, 1997 - Lessons for the Criminal Justice System from Twenty Years of Policing Reform
Keynote Address, "New Beginnings" — the First Annual Conference of the New York Campaign for Effective Crime Policy
New York, New York
March 10, 1996 - Criminal Justice Research and Public Policy in the United States
Ninth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders
Cairo, Egypt
May 2, 1995 - Education in Law Enforcement: Beyond the College Degree
Forum on the Police and Higher Education, Center for Research in Law and Justice, University of Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
February 10, 1995