Articles Published by NIJ

Interim data from an Urban Institute study provide a detailed look at state arrestee DNA collection laws

Editor's note: Ms. Solomon co-chairs the staff working group of the Attorney General's Reentry Council. This article is an adaptation of her July 26, 2011, testimony before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Two recent studies examined the impact of sleep and work schedules on the health and safety of law enforcement officers.

The old divide between hard and soft strategies is breaking down under a wave of new thinking about how to control crime.

Researchers take police lineup studies from the laboratory to the field.

Research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system.

An evaluation of re-entry services for females shows that increasing access can lead to modest improvements in key areas

The Office of Justice Programs' CrimeSolutions offers practitioners and policymakers a practical tool for finding information about evidence-based criminal justice programs

Measuring carbon-14 levels in human tissue could help forensic scientists determine age and year of death in cases involving unidentified human remains.

A former police chief reflects on how law enforcement agencies can do a better job of using science to reduce crime.

The HOPE program — Hawaii's Opportunity Probation with Enforcement — is an experimental probation program that emphasizes the delivery of "swift and certain" punishment when a probationer violates conditions of probation.

A new course helps forensic specialists prepare for testifying in court.