Following are articles published by the National Institute of Justice
Study Raises Questions About Psychological Effects of Solitary Confinement
A small study of administrative segregation surprised researchers with findings that were inconsistent with those from previous studies.
What Is Administrative Segregation?
What Is Carbon Dating?
NIJ Journal Issue 269, March 2012
Research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system.
Improving NIJ's Peer Review Process: The Scientific Review Panel Pilot Project
NIJ is piloting a new grant application peer review process with standing panels designed to improve the consistency, fairness and transparency of peer review at the Institute.
Identifying Missing Persons and Unidentified Decedents
"Swift and Certain" Sanctions in Probation Are Highly Effective: Evaluation of the HOPE Program
10-Hour Shifts Offer Cost Savings and Other Benefits to Law Enforcement Agencies
Police executives can improve morale and reduce overtime costs by offering officers the option of working 10-hour shifts. Importantly, 10-hour shifts do not adversely affect performance, according to NIJ-funded research.
Identifying Elder Abuse
Suicide Watch Technologies Could Improve Monitoring, Reduce Staff Time
Prevalence of Teen Dating Violence
Director's Message - NIJ Journal Issue No. 268
Indigent Defense: International Perspectives and Research Needs
Domestic and international researchers, policymakers, practitioners and advocates explore promising international programs and identify research priorities in the hopes of improving of indigent defense in the United States
Beyond the Prison Bubble
For decades, America's chief answer to crime has been to put more persons behind bars for longer. That expensive strategy is yielding diminishing returns. It's time for a closer look at ways of helping individuals steer away from crime.
Developing the Risk Instrument
Final Findings From the Expert Panel on the Safety of Conducted Energy Devices
In its final report, an expert panel of medical professionals concludes that the use of conducted energy devices by police officers on healthy adults does not present a high risk of death or serious injury.
How Conducted Energy Devices Work
NIJ's Transnational Organized Crime Research Portfolio
Reconsidering the Project Greenlight Intervention: Why Thinking About Risk Matters
Project Greenlight's negative outcomes disappointed stakeholders and puzzled researchers. A reexamination of Greenlight's data suggests that the intensity of the program may not have been well-suited for medium- and high-risk offenders.
Strengthening NIJ: Mission, Science and Process
NIJ endorses the basic principles laid out in the National Research Council's evaluation of the Institute and has already started to implement policies and procedures that address many of the recommendations.