Following are articles published by the National Institute of Justice
Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women: Secondary Data Analysis
Preventing Children's Exposure to Violence: The Defending Childhood Initiative
An NIJ-funded evaluation takes a close look at communities developing strategies to address childhood exposure to violence.
Case Characteristics of Untested Sexual Assault Kits in Los Angeles
In Search of a Job: Criminal Records as Barriers to Employment
Editor's note: Ms. Solomon co-chairs the staff working group of the Attorney General's Reentry Council. This article is an adaptation of her July 26, 2011, testimony before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
The Case for Testing All Sexual Assault Kits
Understanding DNA Testing in Sexual Assaults: NIJ's Ongoing Work in Massachusetts
Sidebar to the article Solving Sexual Assaults: Finding Answers Through Research
The Los Angeles Sexual Assault Kit Study Focus Groups
Sidebar to the article Solving Sexual Assaults: Finding Answers Through Research
NIJ Journal Issue 270, June 2012
Research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system.
The Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative: The Basics
Identifying Elder Abuse
Prevalence of Co-occurrence in Child Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence
Toward a Better Way to Interview Child Victims of Sexual Abuse
A study tests interview protocols in the hope of getting better case outcomes.
Extending the Time to Collect DNA in Sexual Assault Cases
New research offers hope for extending the timeline for collecting samples suitable for DNA profiling in sexual assault cases.
New Technologies Promise Better Future Results
Sidebar to the article Extending the Time to Collect DNA in Sexual Assault Cases by Terry Taylor.
Solving the Problem of Untested Evidence in Sexual Assaults
NIJ's forthcoming special report, The Road Ahead: Unanalyzed Evidence in Sexual Assault Cases, looks into ways to move sexual assault kits forward.