Following are articles published by the National Institute of Justice
Exonerations Resulting from NIJ Postconviction DNA Testing Funding
Notes from the Field: Prison Reform Reducing Restrictive Housing for Improved Prison Outcomes
Research in the Ranks: Empowering Law Enforcement to Drive Their Own Scientific Inquiry
NIJ seeks to advance the law enforcement profession through science with its innovative LEADS Scholars and LEADS Agencies programs.
How Research Is Translated to Policy and Practice in the Criminal Justice System
Investing in People: Improving Corrections Staff Health and Wellness
Postconviction DNA Testing
What Criminal Justice Can Learn From Its Bad Outcomes
Reviews of 'sentinel events' can shift the emphasis away from blame and toward risk mitigation and continuous improvement.
Sentinel Events Initiative
Empowering Local Communities to Advance Justice: NIJ and BJA Launch Sentinel Events Initiative National Demonstration Collaborations
Police Integrity and How to Improve It
Successful Models for Change and Challenges for the Criminal Justice System
Testing a Concept and Beyond: Can the Criminal Justice System Adopt a Nonblaming Practice?
NIJ's Sentinel Events Initiative explores how a culture-changing review of errors could improve the criminal justice system.
Addressing the Impact of Wrongful Convictions on Crime Victims
We need to better understand how wrongful convictions affect the original crime victims and improve systemic support available to them.
Perceptions of Treatment by Police: Impacts of Personal Interactions and the Media
Sentinel Events Initiative: Looking Back to Look Forward
Can — and should — the criminal justice system implement a non-blaming, forward-thinking, all-stakeholders approach to improving criminal justice outcomes?
Predicting and Preventing Wrongful Convictions
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Criminal Justice Reforms
NIJ's Multisite Adult Drug Court Evaluation highlights important considerations when analyzing the costs and benefits of crime interventions.