Articles Published by NIJ

Sidebar to the article Sexual Assault Cases: Exploring the Importance of Non-DNA Forensic Evidence

Research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system.

Recommendations for a victim-centered approach in responding to sexual assault cases.

For survivors with a disability, seeking justice often takes a backseat to fulfilling their everyday needs.

Sexual Assault Response Teams hold the promise of improving victim experiences, increasing prosecution rates, and reducing sexual assaults. To understand how effective SARTs work, researchers studied the structure and operations of SARTS across the U.S.

With support from the National Institute of Justice, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and the state of Nevada teamed up to reduce the backlog of untested sexual assault kits.

Many jurisdictions across the country are looking at the issue of sexual assault evidence that has not been submitted to a crime lab for testing

Two NIJ-supported studies with very different results show that GPS technology may be used to help prevent crime in various ways.

In 2005, NIJ began funding social science research on issues relating to forensic science, initiating an entirely new line of research.