Following are articles published by the National Institute of Justice
Effects of the Second Step Program in Middle School on Violence, Victimization, and Substance Use in High School
NIJ-funded researchers looked at the effect of the program on participants in their high school years.
Identifying New Illicit Drugs and Sounding the Alarm in Real Time
Research and Evaluation on Policing: A Letter to the Research Community
Evidence-Based Practices Using Data to Drive Down Traffic Fatalities
Evidence-Based Practice - Employing Evidence to Combat Everyday Tragedy
Tackling Gun Violence as a Community Issue
Director's Message - NIJ Journal Issue No. 280
Microbial Communities on Skin Leave Unique Traces at Crime Scenes
Investigators in two NIJ-supported studies have demonstrated that people carry unique microbial communities on their skin, and traces of those communities, left on touched objects, can be linked to the individual.
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.