International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
Program for Improving Relations and Promoting Healing Between Communities and Police Not Yet Ready for Outcome Evaluation
Date Published
March 2021
Agencies
NIJ
Present but not Prevalent: Identifying the Organizational Correlates of Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships in U.S. Law Enforcement
Date Published
Unknown
Perspectives on Research and Evidence-Based Policing: Articles From NIJs LEADS Scholars
Date Published
August 2020
Agencies
NIJ
FY20 Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium - Option Year 2
2018-75-CX-K003
Open
Funding First Awarded
2020
$3,500,000
Enhancing Response to Victims: A Formative Evaluation of OVC's Law Enforcement-Based Victim Services Program
2020-V3-GX-0074
Open
Funding First Awarded
2020
$804,300
Understanding Domestic Radicalization and Terrorism
Perspectives on Research and Evidence-Based Policing
Every year, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) supports 30 midcareer, research-minded law enforcement professionals to take part in professional development and travel opportunities, network, and contribute to the policing and research communities through the Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Scholars program. The LEADS scholars are both practitioners and researchers. They work in the field while simultaneously striving to evaluate and improve the work done in their departments.
Police Research — An Important Tool for Police, Often Underutilized
Advances in Investigative Techniques: Drug Monitoring Programs
March 2020
Lieutenant Piotrowski, New Jersey State Police, discusses drug monitoring programs. With this program, his agency collects multiple drug-related data sets to ultimately have an impact on mitigating the impact of drugs in his community. Topics include the benefits of implementing a drug monitoring program, some of the outcomes of the program, and how federal funding can help an agency start such a program.
Lieutenant Piotrowski participated in an NIJ Day panel at the 2019 International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference and Expo.
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Reflecting on my Time as Director So Far — And Envisioning the Future
NIJ recently celebrated a milestone birthday — 50 years of scientific efforts to advance the field of criminal justice. Now is a great time for us to look back at all that we’ve accomplished. You can read about some of our most groundbreaking research and accomplishments in the 50th Anniversary Issue of the NIJ Journal.
Given all we know, and still don’t know, about what works in criminal justice, the next 50 years are sure to shine more light on so many challenges we’re facing. So, it’s also time to envision our future.
NIJ's Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science Civilians Program
Application Period Closed
The 2021 application period has closed. Thank you to everyone who applied. NIJ will announce those selected by the end of July 2021.
NIJ LEADS Program Increases Research Capabilities of Law Enforcement Officers
October 2019
This video, produced for IACPTV, provides an overview of the NIJ Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) program. NIJ LEADS Scholars from Dayton and Newark police departments provide an overview of the LEADS program as they describe their projects and experiences working in the program.
Hear from LEADS scholars Major Wendy Stiver, Dayton Police Department, and Captain Ivonne Roman, Newark Police Department.
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NIJ's Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science Academics Program
Application Period Closed
The 2021 application period has closed. Thank you to everyone who applied. NIJ will announce those selected by the end of July 2021.
The Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Academics program (currently in pilot) offers a unique opportunity for early-career academics to engage with NIJ LEADS Scholars, all of whom are mid-career police officers dedicated to advancing the police profession through science.
Expert Panel Issues New Best Practices Guide for Cold Case Investigations
Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium
2018-75-CX-K003
Open
Funding First Awarded
2019
$3,500,000
Wrongful Convictions: The Latest Scientific Research and Implications for Law Enforcement
Date Published
March 2013
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Issue Overview,
Conference Material
Agencies
NIJ
Hank Stawinski
Title
Chief of Police
Wrongful Convictions: The Latest Scientific Research & Implications for Law Enforcement
March 2013
Series
What does science tell us about case factors that can lead to a wrongful conviction? Dr. Jon Gould of American University will discuss the findings of the first large-scale empirical study that has identified ten statistically significant factors that distinguish a wrongful conviction from a "near miss." (A "near miss" is a case in which an innocent defendant was acquitted or had charges dismissed before trial). Following Dr. Gould's presentation, Mr. John R.
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The NIJ/IACP Partnership
January 2016
This video, featuring NIJ Director Nancy Rodriguez and Hassan Aden of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), describes the partnership between NIJ and IACP and how the two organizations are linking what we know about what works in policing to the field.
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NIJ’s Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Program
March 2016
This video, featuring NIJ Director Nancy Rodriguez, Hassan Aden of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), and two scholars from the 2014 Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) program, describes the LEADS program, how NIJ and IACP are building the next generation of law enforcement leadership, and how the program has benefited the scholars.
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Agencies Collaborating in the Development of NIJ Standards
Fighting the Opioid Crisis
Convening Police Leaders and Researchers to Learn Promising Practices and to Inform Research Agenda
Director Muhlhausen's prepared remarks at the NIJ-hosted Opioid Research Summit.
NIJ Director Muhlhausen
Director’s Corner: Spotlight on NIJ Research at International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference
Next week, law enforcement leadership from around the world will attend the annual conference of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), in Philadelphia. On Saturday, October 21, NIJ will host our 4th annual Saturday Session around the theme “What Works and What Matters in Policing.”
The session will include three panels bringing together law enforcement and academic experts to discuss officer safety, technology, training, research, and other key issues.
Director’s Corner: Pushing the Edge on Evidence-Based Policing - Reflections on Research for the Real World
“Most of what we do has never been tested,” pointed out Dr. Angela Hawken, before going on to explain how her organization, BetaGov, is working to change that through hundreds of rapid-implementation randomized controlled trials (RCTs). BetaGov is an innovation hub out of New York University that supports public sector practitioners conducting evaluations of their programs. Dr. Hawken has a deep research background and is a longtime advocate of a grassroots model of practitioner-led research.