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NIJ Directors, 1969–Present

NIJ was created in 1969 and has been in the forefront of nearly every innovation in criminal justice research and policy ever since. The following Director's have led the Institute in that work. Select a director to view a list of their speeches, remarks, and testimony.

Nancy La Vigne, Director, 2022-2025

  • Redefining Rigor: Embracing Mixed Methods Research in Criminology 
    January 8, 2025, The Criminologist
  • The Titanium Law of Evaluation: Increasing impact and replicability of safety and justice interventions through deliberate implementation and adaptation
    December 5, 2024, Journal of Experimental Criminology
  • AI in Criminal Justice: Navigating Opportunities and Risks
    December 4, 2024, participated in the webinar by the Council on Criminal Justice
  • Opening Remarks at the National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research’s Extreme Risk Protection Order Grantee Workshop
    November 7-8, 2024.
  • October Update on Changes Coming to CrimeSolutions
    October 21, 2024
  • Speaker at the International Association of the Chiefs of Police Annual Conference 
    October 17-22, 2024.
  • Keynote speaker at the Safety and Justice Challenge Research Symposium in St. Louis, MO 
    October 16-17, 2024
  • Public Criminology: Charting the Course from Evidence to Action
    October 7, 2024, article in Translational Criminology
  • From the Director: Body Armor Standards Updated to Better Protect Those in the Line of Fire
    October 1, 2024, article in Police Chief and on NIJ.ojp.gov
  • Update on Changes Coming to CrimeSolutions
    July 29, 2024
  • From Knowledge to Action: Rethinking Public Criminology for Real-World Impact
    July 1-2, 2024, Keynote presentation at the Applied Research in Crime and Justice Conference in Brisbane, AUS
  • Are alternatives to traditional criminal justice systems feasible or effective?
    June 20, 2024, Q&A panel at George Mason University Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy Symposium in Fairfax, VA
  • The Titanium Law of Evaluation
    June 19, 2024, Vital City
  • From Knowledge to Action: Rethinking Public Criminology for Real-World Impact
    June 10, 2024, presentation at The Implications of AI for Criminal Justice, Expert Convening in Stanford, California
  • 8th Annual American Society of Evidence-Based Policing Conference in Spokane, Washington
    May 29-31, 2024, presenter
  • Updating Body Armor Standards to Protect Police
    May 28, 2024, NIJ.ojp.gov
  • Discussion: Next Steps for Advancing Federal & Tribal Research Agendas
    May 23, 2024, facilitated panel at the Spring 2024 Semi-Annual Meeting/Public Seminar hosted by National Academy of Sciences’ Committee on Law and Justice in Washington, DC
  • Advancing Justice with Evidence-Based Practices 
    May 22, 2024, presentation at the DC Policy Leadership Academy Cohort 3 in Washington, DC
  • Strengthening the Quality and Practice of Forensic Science to Reduce Crime & Promote Justice
    May 16, 2024, keynote presentation DSI’s 5th Annual Digital Forensics for National Security Symposium in Oxon Hill, Maryland
  • 2024 Professionalizing Law Enforcement-Community Engagement Training National Town Hall in Atlanta, GA
    May 2-5, 2024, panel participant
  • Looking Forward with Our Federal Partners” and the “From Research to Reality: Recruiting More Women into the Policing Profession: Sharing Learnings and Evidence-Based Resources for Action”
    April 23-26, 2024, invited speaker at the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Forensic Genealogy Offers Families the Gift of Closure
    April 9, 2024, Scientific American
  • Numbers + Narratives: Informing Action and Increasing Impact in Inclusive Community Violence Research
    April 3-5, 2024, invited speaker for the plenary at the Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative Convening in Chicago, Illinois
  • How Will We Know if Our Program is Working?
    April 3-5, 2024, moderator for panel at the Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative Convening in Chicago, Illinois
  • February 2024 Headlines: Research Programs and Priorities of the NIJ and BJS
    February 27, 2024, participated in webinar hosted by the Consortium of Social Science Associations
  • Public Criminology: Charting the Course to Bridge Evidence to Action
    February 26, 2024, delivered the 2024 Mastrofski Lecture at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia
  • American Probation and Parole Association Executive Summit in Seattle, Washington
    February 23, 2024, keynote speaker
  • Changes Coming to CrimeSolutions
    February 16, 2024
  • Western Society of Criminology Annual Conference at Long Beach, California
    February 8-10, 2024, featured speaker
  • Police Executive Research Forum’s Summit on Carjackings in Washington, DC
    January 25, 2024, invited speaker
  • 60 years after Gideon v. Wainwright: Bridging the gap in access to justice 
    December 18, 2023, The Hill, by Director La Vigne and Rachel Rossi, Director of Office for Access to Justice
  • Addressing Gun Violence through Place Network Investigations
    December 11-13, 2023, plenary moderator for a session at the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Violent Crime Reduction Summit in Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Dual System Youth: Mapping an Agenda for Research and Policy
    November 15, 2023, delivered welcome address
  • Arizona State University’s Designing for Justice Convening in Washington, DC
    November 13, 2023, delivered welcome address
  • Futurecasting: New Directions for the Field and How CLAJ Can Contribute
    November 8, 2023, facilitated discussion at the Public Seminar: CrimeSolutions: What Works, What Doesn’t, What’s Promising: Feedback from the Field hosted by National Academy of Sciences’ Committee on Law and Justice in Washington, DC
  • Criminal Justice Speaker Series
    October 23, 2023, featured speaker
  • State of South Carolina’s Criminal Justice System Conference in the North Charleston, South Carolina 
    October 20, 2023, delivered keynote address
  • Fireside Chat at the Arnold Venture’s and CUNY Institute for State and Local Governance’s Supervision Summit
    October 5, 2023
  • New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services Public Safety Symposium in Albany, New York
    September 23, 2023, delivered keynote address
  • Not all data are created equal: Lessons from the U.S. National Institute of Justice on how research methodology shapes data quality, validity, and utility
    September 6, 2023, delivered keynote address at the 23rd Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology in Florence, Italy
  • CNA Center for Justice Research Innovation Virtual Symposium
    August 31, 2023, keynote speaker
  • Participated as part of the Introduction to the Office of Justice Programs
    August 29, 2024, participated in plenary at the 2023 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program’s National Forum in Arlington, Virginia
  • Promoting safer and more humane environments: The imperative of studying restrictive housing in corrections
    August 28, 2023, Op-Ed, The Hill, by Director La Vigne and Collette S. Peters, Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons
  • The Importance of Inclusive Research How Engaging People Closest to the Issue Makes for Better Science and Greater Impact
    August 21, 2023, article recapping an NIJ 2023 Research Conference plenary session
  • International Community Justice Association’s 2023 Annual Research Conference on Criminal Justice
    August 20, 2023, provided welcome address
  • The Future of Problem-Oriented Policing in Free and Open Societies
    August 7, 2024, participated in plenary panel at the 31st Annual Problem-Oriented Policing Conference in Boulder, Colorado
  • What the Latest DOJ Funded Research and Statistics Say About Crime and Justice in the US
    July 27, 2023, presented and event hosted by the American Statistical Association and the Consortium of Social Science Associations
  • Office of Justice Programs Leadership Roundtable
    July 25, 2024, participant at the National Criminal Justice Association Forum on Criminal Justice, “Symposium on Justice Information, Technology, Policy, Research, and Practice” in Long Beach, California
  • Police Executive Research Forum’s Annual Training in New York, New York
    July 18, 2023, featured participant
  • International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners Annual Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada
    July 17, 2023, delivered keynote address
  • Police Executive Research Forum’s symposium on “Body Worn Cameras a Decade Later: What We Know” in Washington, DC
    June 29, 2023, invited speaker
  • Board of Directors Meeting at the 2023 National Sheriff’s Association’s Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan
    June 26, 2023, present
  • International Symposium on Environmental Criminology and Crime Analysis in Stockholm, Sweden
    June 14-16, 2023, invited presenter
  • Stockholm Criminology Symposium in Stockholm, Sweden
    June 12 – 14, 2023, invited presenter
  • Florida International University’s Symposium on Global Forensic and Justice Center virtual symposium
    June 5, 2023, delivered welcome address
  • Evaluation and Impact
    June 2, 2024, participated in the plenary session at the Alternative First Response Convening hosted by the Georgetown Center on Innovation in Community Safety and the Policing Project in Washington, DC
  • Arnold Ventures Community Engagement Roundtable in Washington, DC
    June 1, 2023, invited speaker
  • The Role of Prevention Science in Achieving Social Justice and Health Equity for All
    May 31, 2023, delivered the Presidential Address at the Society for Prevention Research’s Annual Meeting in Washington, DC
  • Meet the OJP Science Directors: Nancy La Vigne and Alex Piquero Discuss the Future of Research and Statistics
    May 24, 2023, NIJ Research Conference plenary session
  • 2023 American Society of Evidence-Based Policing Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada
    May 16, 2023, presented on a federal panel
  • Public Seminar: Innovative Approaches to Measuring Community Perceptions on Public Safety
    May 4, 2023, facilitated discussion hosted by the National Academy of Sciences’ Committee on Law and Justice in Washington, DC
  • United Nations Tribal Event: A Trilateral Working Group Planning meeting in New York, New York
     April 19, 2023, participant
  • Transforming Correctional Culture and Climate
    April 11, 2024, Corrections Today
  • NIJ Puts Science to Work for Justice System Stakeholders
    July 7, 2023, Open Access Government
  • Building Public Trust Episode 4: Challenges to Building Trust and Ways to Overcome Them: Part 1 and Part 2
    July 17, 2023, PERFcast
  • Crime in the Community
    June 15, 2023, with Alex R. Piquero, Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Stats + Stories
  • NIJ 2023 Research Conference Opening Ceremony
    May 23, 2023, Director La Vigne and DOJ leadership welcome attendees to the NIJ 2023 Research Conference
  • The United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme Network of Institutes Interviews NIJ Director La Vigne,
    May 15, 2023, article in PNI Newsletter 3rd Issue
  • School Statistics 
    April 13, 2023, with Alex R. Piquero, Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Stats + Stories
  • Directors of Justice Department Science and Research Offices Talk Reentry
    April 11, 2023, NIJ.ojp.gov
  • NIJ Director Nancy La Vigne Discusses Evidence-Based Strategies for Successful Reentry
    April 1, 2023, NIJ.ojp.gov
  • Newark Public Safety Collaborative Community Stakeholders’ Meeting and Presentation at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey
    March 20, 2023, provided opening remarks
  • Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences 60th Annual Meeting in National Harbor, Maryland 
    March 17, 2023, delivered keynote address
  • A Leg Up: NIJ’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program 
    March 9, 2023, NIJ.ojp.gov
  • Inclusive Research: Engaging with the People Closest to the Issue,
    March 7, 2023, video interview
  • The Initiative for Law, Societies, and Justice Launch Event in Austin, Texas
    February 22, 2023, keynote speaker at the opening of and event hosted by the University of Texas at Austin
  • New research could help nurses, police detect bruises on people with dark skin
    February 21, 2023, National Public Radio
  • Director La Vigne Discusses Forensic Research and Development at NIJ
    February 15, 2023, interview with AAFS TV
  • Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative Convening in St. Louis, Missouri
    February 14-16, 2023, featured speaker
  • Major Cities Chiefs Association Conference in Washington, DC
    February 9, 2023, speaker
  • American Correctional Association/Correctional Leaders Association Winter Conference in Orlando, Florida
    January 26-29, 2023, delivered remarks
  • Public Health & Policing Symposium
    January 18-20, 2023, presenter at International Association of Chiefs of Police and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s hosted event in Baltimore, Maryland
  • Reliable data and research on crime is needed now more than ever
    January 5, 2023, with Alex R. Piquero, Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics, published in The Hill
  • Beyond Recidivism
    December 11, 2022, featured speaker at convening hosted by the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine; Pennsylvania Department of Corrections; and Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • From the Director: Harnessing the Power of Data-Driven, Inclusive Research
    December 7, 2022, originally published in Police Chief
  • Federal Funders
    December 1, 2022, participant in panel at the 2022 National Research Conference: Firearm Injury Prevention in Washington, DC
  • NIJ Director La Vigne Outlines NIJ’s Priorities at the American Society of Criminology’s 2022 Annual Meeting
    November 17, 2022
  • Getting the Most Out of Research Partnerships
    November 15, 2022, original published in Corrections Today.
  • Committee on Law and Justice Fall 2022 Board Meeting
    November 9, 2022, speaker at meeting hosted by the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC
  • Gender-Based Violence and American Indian and Alaska Native Communities 
    November 8, 2022, delivered opening remarks for webinar hosted in partnership with the Violence Against Women’s Research Consortium
  • Building the Research Base: a Blueprint for Evaluation
    November 3, 2022, featured speaker at the 2022 Community Justice International Summit hosted by Center for Justice Innovation
  • 2022 Forum on Criminal Justice hosted by the National Criminal Justice Association 
    November 2, 2022, presented on focus areas for the U.S. Department of Justice
  • Council on Criminal Justice 2022 Membership Summit in Washington, DC
    October 19, 2022, speaker
  • International Association of Chiefs of Police, Leads Scholar meeting, Research Advisory Committee, BJA Knowledge Lab Meeting, Dallas, Texas
    October 14-16, 2022, speaker
  • Podcast: A New Vision for NIJ with Director Nancy La Vigne
    September 12, 2022
  • Integrated Justice Information Systems Institute Conference in Orlando, Florida
    August 31 – September 1, 2022, featured speaker
  • International Association of Crime Analysts Conference in Chicago, Illinois
    August 22-23, 2022, presenter
  • In Acceptance of the SEARCH 2022 Justice Policy Leadership Award
    July 19, 2022
  • Rutgers Center for Law and Justice Convening in Newark, New Jersey
    July 14, 2022, featured speaker
  • The ‘Think Tank’ That Delivers Innovation to Justice Systems
    July 7, 2022, GovCIO
  • Elevating the Voices and Experiences of Victims and Survivors: NIJ Research Findings and Priorities
    June 27, 2022, presentation at the Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy Annual Symposium in Arlington, Virginia
  • National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) State Administering Agencies meeting in Washington, DC
    June 21, 2022, delivered remarks to the advisory council
  • Director Nancy La Vigne’s Vision
    June 7, 2022
  • Addresses the American Society of Evidence-Based Policing
    May 24, 2022

David B. Muhlhausen, Director, 2017-2021

Howard R. Spivak, Acting Director, January-August 2017

Nancy Rodriguez, Director, February 2015-January 2017

Greg Ridgeway, Acting NIJ Director, June 2013-July 2014

John H. Laub, NIJ Director, June 2010-January 2013

Kristina Rose, Acting Director 2009–2010

David W. Hagy, Director 2006–2009

Sarah V. Hart, Director 2001–2005

  • DOJ Oversight: Funding Forensic Sciences (pdf, 24 pages)
    Statement before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts
    Director Sarah V. Hart
    July 31, 2003
  • Regarding the President’s DNA Initiatives
    Statement before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
    July 17, 2003
  • Regarding DNA Initiatives
    Statement before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs
    May 14, 2002
  • Regarding Less-Than-Lethal Weapons
    Statement before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
    May 2, 2002

Jeremy Travis, Director 1995–2000

Fecha de Publicación: 21 de Enero de 2025