Articles Published by NIJ

A rigorous trial application of Functional Family Therapy to youth at risk of gang involvement, or already involved, finds promising outcome and cost advantages.

NIJ creates standards for body armor, oversees compliance testing to performance standards, and funds innovative research to help safeguard law enforcement officers.

Current research suggests that body-worn cameras may offer benefits for law enforcement. However, additional research is needed to understand the value of the technology for the field.

Scientific inquiry into the process of decomposition has studied a wide range of mammals and developed a fundamental understanding of the stages of decomposition, but forensic scientists should use caution in applying nonhuman data to human bodies.

NIJ and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health have teamed up to help prevent officer fatalities from motor vehicle crashes and roadside incidents.

Women victimized by sexual assault often are victimized again by negative reactions of others when they first share the news they have been assaulted.

NIJ seeks to advance the law enforcement profession through science with its innovative LEADS Scholars and LEADS Agencies programs.

NIJ-sponsored research provides evidence that individuals in the process of becoming dangerously radicalized exhibit predictable and detectable behaviors.

NIJ is committed to realizing the full potential of artificial intelligence to promote public safety and reduce crime.

Two NIJ-supported projects offer innovative ways to process digital evidence.

With the support of NIJ, researchers organized the largest known database on individual radicalization in the United States.