Following are articles published by the National Institute of Justice
Seven Research Articles Resulting from NIJ Grants Make Forensic Chemistry's List of 25 Most Cited Papers
Building a Culture of Interagency Cooperation: NIJ as Catalyst
Conducted Energy Devices: Policies on Use Evolve to Reflect Research and Field Deployment Experience
Pepper Spray: Research Insights on Effects and Effectiveness Have Curbed Its Appeal
Expert Panel Creates Investment Road Map to Guide Development of Powerful Video Analytics and Sensor Fusion Surveillance Technologies
Fighting Stress in the Law Enforcement Community
Adult Drug Court Research to Practice (R2P) Initiative
Studying the Relationship Between Drugs and Crime
Identifying New Illicit Drugs and Sounding the Alarm in Real Time
Gun Violence in America
Research and Evaluation on Policing: A Letter to the Practitioner Community
Research and Evaluation on Policing: A Letter to the Research Community
Evidence-Based Practices Using Data to Drive Down Traffic Fatalities
Notes from the Field: Prison Reform Reducing Restrictive Housing for Improved Prison Outcomes
Notes from the Field: Evidence-Based Practice - Research as Responsible Practice
Evidence-Based Practice - Employing Evidence to Combat Everyday Tragedy
Tackling Gun Violence as a Community Issue
Get to Know a LEADS Scholar — Q&A with Deputy Chief Christopher W. Ortiz
Get to Know a LEADS Scholar — Q&A with Assistant Chief Sheryl D. Victorian
Director's Message - NIJ Journal Issue No. 280
Contraband Detection Technology: A Market Survey
Microbial Communities on Skin Leave Unique Traces at Crime Scenes
Investigators in two NIJ-supported studies have demonstrated that people carry unique microbial communities on their skin, and traces of those communities, left on touched objects, can be linked to the individual.
Risk Factors in Pre- and Mid-Adolescence May Help Predict Dating Violence in Young Adulthood
Youth in foster care with a history of early maltreatment are at high risk for experiencing dating violence in young adulthood, and certain risk and protective factors across the developmental trajectory play important roles.
Tailored Functional Family Therapy Program Shows Promise for Reducing Subsequent Criminal Activity in a Population at High Risk for Joining Gangs
A rigorous trial application of Functional Family Therapy to youth at risk of gang involvement, or already involved, finds promising outcome and cost advantages.
Body Armor: Protecting Our Nation’s Officers From Ballistic Threats
NIJ creates standards for body armor, oversees compliance testing to performance standards, and funds innovative research to help safeguard law enforcement officers.