Articles Published by NIJ

Children of incarcerated parents face profound and complex threats to their emotional, physical, educational, and financial well-being.

One researcher who specializes in corrections discusses the study's strengths and limitations, the impassioned response to its findings, and areas for further research.

A collaboration between researchers and a corrections agency shows both the promise and the challenges of conducting research in the real world.

We need to better understand how wrongful convictions affect the original crime victims and improve systemic support available to them.

Using rigorous research methods like randomized controlled trials can help increase confidence in evaluation findings.

Police chiefs, public health directors and researchers are establishing innovative public health/public safety collaborations to fight crime.

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.

Two recent studies examined the impact of sleep and work schedules on the health and safety of law enforcement officers.

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

A small study of administrative segregation surprised researchers with findings that were inconsistent with those from previous studies.