Following are articles published by the National Institute of Justice
Transforming Correctional Culture and Climate
Borrowing from innovations abroad, U.S. correctional facilities are piloting more humane living environments that are grounded in principles of restorative justice to support rehabilitation and enhance safety for all who work and reside in them.
Best Practices for Improving the Use of Criminal Justice Risk Assessments: Insights From NIJ’s Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Winners Symposium
Winners from NIJ’s Recidivism Forecasting Challenge share their approaches to employing risk assessments and recommendations for practitioners and scientists.
Five Things About Reentry
Expungement: Criminal Records as Reentry Barriers
Role of Human Services During Community Supervision
Executive summary
Recruitment, Assessment, and Retention in the Direct Care Workforce for Individuals With Criminal Records: A Comprehensive Model Approach
Executive Summary
NIJ’s Role Under the First Step Act
Tapping Into Artificial Intelligence
Advanced Technology to Prevent Crime and Support Reentry
Specialized Smartphones Could Keep Released Persons on Track for Successful Reentry
A new line of research envisions mobile devices tapping into artificial intelligence to make reentry more efficient and more likely to succeed for those reentering supervisors, their supervisors, and communities.
Reentry Court Evaluation
GPS Supervision in California: One Technology, Two Contrasting Goals
Two NIJ-supported studies with very different results show that GPS technology may be used to help prevent crime in various ways.
How NIJ Is Building the Nation's Research Infrastructure
NIJ provides a multilevel system of support helping researchers at every level of their careers.
'Cultural Shift' Is Among Findings of Second Chance Act Evaluation
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.