Articles Published by NIJ

An Overview of NIJ's Research Portfolio

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

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.

New tool for DNA extraction improves workflow without sacrificing quality.

Summary of the Opening Plenary at the 2023 NIJ Research Conference

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.

In an NIJ podcast, LEADS Scholars from three police departments discuss how they worked with community organizations and used evidence-based policing to reduce gun violence

Chat lines and text lines can be lifelines for victims of crime and trauma who need help.

NIJ-funded research reveals how long DNA is detectable on various surfaces under different conditions.