Following are articles published by the National Institute of Justice
Problem-Solving Courts: Fighting Crime by Treating the Offender
Adult Drug Court Research to Practice (R2P) Initiative
Rigorous Multi-Site Evaluation Finds HOPE Probation Model Offers No Advantage Over Conventional Probation in Four Study Sites
An exacting, multi-site study of the Honest Opportunity Probation with Enforcement ("HOPE") probation model finds that, on key measures of effectiveness, the model may offer no advantage over conventional probation programs.
Police and Population-Level Intervention in the Opioid Crisis
Notes from the Field: The Medical Examiner’s Office as a Focal Point in Fighting the Opioid Crisis
Evaluating Delaware's Decide Your Time Protocol for Drug-Users Under Community Supervision
Researchers Improve Accuracy by Combining Testing Methods for Emerging Recreational Drugs
Researchers conducted a systematic study of microcrystalline tests for emerging illicit drugs and then examined the infrared spectra of the microcrystals to create a database to mitigate subjectivity of the tests.
Understanding the Opioid Crisis Through Data and All-Stakeholder Reviews
Distinguishing Between Structurally Similar Designer Drugs Using an Advanced Method of Chromatography
Identifying a new drug that is very similar in structure to other drugs is important for investigators. Researchers in this project determined that these drugs may be better separated using ultra high-performance supercritical fluid chromatography.
Synthetic Cathinones Stored in Biological Evidence Can Be Unstable
Synthetic cathinones, a class of mood-altering stimulants popular among recreational drug users, can be unstable when stored in blood or urine samples, and may be problematic when used as evidence in court.
Florida Legislation Helps Reduce the Number of “Pill Mills”
Researchers funded by NIJ studied the effects of Florida laws to address the opioid epidemic and found that they did indeed help reduce the number of “pill mill” clinics.