Articles Published by NIJ

NIJ-supported research points to the value of targeting multiple social conditions as a strategy for reducing radicalization.

A new postmortem image database will be a resource for research in forensic anthropology, pathology, and radiology.

Youth who have experienced both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems have complex needs that require collaborative, multipronged interventions.

Researchers counsel caution on interpreting probationer cognitions — thoughts and thought patterns — as predictors of desistance from crime.

Improved prevalence data, increased understanding, and collaboration between stakeholders are key elements to mounting an effective response to female genital mutilation.

To realize the full potential of youth mentoring programs, it is critical to advance research on program effectiveness and population-level impact.

Too often crime victims experience unmet civil legal needs. The Office for Victims of Crime set up a legal assistance network demonstration to help those victims. An NIJ evaluation of the new model returned mixed results.

As more states legalize marijuana, the search for better methods of proving and preventing drug impairment on the road accelerates.

A new area of research suggests that schools should have a systematic and coordinated approach in place to gather and process information on threats, respond appropriately, and document the response.

Improving postmortem interval estimation with standardized and simplified protocols could significantly impact medicolegal death investigations by providing more accurate and reliable data for determining time since death.

Researchers investigated how marijuana affects skills required for safe driving and found that biofluid levels of THC did not correlate with field sobriety test performance or marijuana intoxication, regardless of how the cannabis was ingested.

Corrections agencies may turn to smart digital gear to better train and equip supervisors and monitor persons under supervision to keep them on the path toward compliance.

The emergency communications ecosystem can be supported by planning in advance, developing relationships, and implementing new technology where appropriate.