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.
Studying the Relationship Between Drugs and Crime
Identifying New Illicit Drugs and Sounding the Alarm in Real Time
Research and Evaluation on Policing: A Letter to the Practitioner Community
Research and Evaluation on Policing: A Letter to the Research Community
Evidence-Based Practice - Employing Evidence to Combat Everyday Tragedy
Get to Know a LEADS Scholar — Q&A with Assistant Chief Sheryl D. Victorian
Get to Know a LEADS Scholar — Q&A with Deputy Chief Christopher W. Ortiz
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.
Risk Factors in Pre- and Mid-Adolescence May Help Predict Dating Violence in Young Adulthood
Youth in foster care with a history of early maltreatment are at high risk for experiencing dating violence in young adulthood, and certain risk and protective factors across the developmental trajectory play important roles.
Tailored Functional Family Therapy Program Shows Promise for Reducing Subsequent Criminal Activity in a Population at High Risk for Joining Gangs
A rigorous trial application of Functional Family Therapy to youth at risk of gang involvement, or already involved, finds promising outcome and cost advantages.