Following are articles published by the National Institute of Justice
When Grandpa Gave Away the Farm: His Own Darn Fault, or a Case of Elder Abuse?
Cognitive capacity assessment tools can help identify seniors at risk of financial exploitation and equip law enforcement and service providers to intervene.
Advancing Mass Shooting Research To Inform Practice
NIJ’s findings point to the adoption of uniform definitions and comprehensive databases as logical next steps for improving research and practice to prevent mass shootings.
New Methods for Next-Generation Sequencing Analysis of Damaged and Mixed DNA Samples
Identifying individuals through next generation DNA sequencing may involve degraded or mixed samples. A researcher has developed a technique to make fragmented DNA more readable, and a method to help pull individual profiles from mixed samples.
Overview of Police Use of Force
History of NIJ Support for Face Recognition Technology
The National Institute of Justice has helped drive development of face algorithms since the 1990s, and NIJ expects to remain engaged as the technology evolves and the operating requirements mature.
The Importance of Community Policing in Preventing Terrorism
Notes From the Field: Using Evidence-Based Policing To Combat Violent Crime
The Evolution and Impact of Electronic Cigarettes
Electronic cigarettes, first introduced in the U.S. market in 2006, have evolved from nicotine delivery systems to sophisticated, customizable devices that can deliver a range of illicit drugs.
How Grantsmanship Can Help a Tribal Police Department
Determining the Age of a Sample Using RNA Sequencing
The forensic power of DNA is clear, but biological evidence also contains RNA, another potential source of information. Because RNA decomposes quickly, its utility is considered limited. Could this decomposition provide information about a sample’s age?