Articles Published by NIJ

NIJ has released an updated body armor standard to keep up with evolving weapons, improve female officer safety.

Highlights from the 2023 National Institute of Justice Research Conference

Research has found key areas within forensic science that are associated with higher rates of wrongful convictions. Addressing them should strengthen trust in our criminal justice system.

Summarizing A Snapshot of State Public Defense Systems and Paths to System Reform

NIJ-supported researchers developed a free web tool to help forensic investigators and others interested in bone identification.

NIJ-funded researchers develop a novel blood protein modification assay to detect drug exposure long after the limits of traditional urine or blood tests.

Early warning system helps lessen the harm from the tsunami of illicit drugs flowing into the U.S.

A recent series of evidence-based research initiatives supported by NIJ is helping to narrow this critical knowledge gap and illuminate a better path forward. The study findings fill in vital details on causes of hate crimes.

New tool for DNA extraction improves workflow without sacrificing quality.

National Research Conference Returns After 12 Years

Summary of the Opening Plenary at the 2023 NIJ Research Conference

How Engaging People Closest to the Issue Makes for Better Science and Greater Impact

Findings and Implications From a Study To Detect Bruising on Victims With Dark Skin

Implementation Lessons and Taking It to Scale

NIJ grantee Robert Maher is changing the field of audio forensics with novel techniques to document and interpret gunshot recordings.

Informing prevention and intervention by observing trajectories from adolescence to adulthood.

NIJ-funded research challenges some common assumptions about what motivates young people to engage in violent extremism.