Articles Published by NIJ

To help improve criminal justice policy and practice, NIJ develops performance standards for the unique equipment used by corrections agencies

NIJ and a team led by the RAND Corporation are examining how technology could help corrections agencies relieve staff and facility limitations and improve training, policies, and practices

The first phase of an NIJ-funded evaluation finds that re-entry programs are moving toward a rehabilitative philosophy and an acceptance of evidence-based practices.

An NIJ-sponsored research project examines the impact that GPS monitoring has on the recidivism rates of those committing sex offenses in California.

NIJ's Multisite Adult Drug Court Evaluation highlights important considerations when analyzing the costs and benefits of crime interventions.

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

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

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 small study of administrative segregation surprised researchers with findings that were inconsistent with those from previous studies.