Capital punishment
Capital Punishment (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
This collection yields annual data on national and state-level year-end counts of persons sentenced to death and executed. Data collected include demographic characteristics of convicted persons, prior criminal histories, criminal justice system status at the time of the capital offense, date of death sentence, and date and type of sentence disposition. The collection also includes summary information on the status of and changes to death...
Advancing Understanding, and Informing Prevention of Public Mass Shootings: Findings from NIJ Funded Studies, Part 2
In recent years, NIJ invested in several research projects to advance understanding and inform prevention of public mass shootings.
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Punishing Youth Homicide Offenders in Philadelphia
Later Stages of Ordinary Property Offender Careers
Some Distribution Patterns for the Georgia Death Sentence
Crime and Justice Atlas 2000
TECHBeat, September 2019
Wrongful Convictions: The Latest Scientific Research & Implications for Law Enforcement
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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Getting Ready Program - Remaking Prison Life to Prepare Inmates for Reentry - Interview at the National Institute of Justice
Children as Citizens: Engaging Adolescents in Research on Exposure to Violence
Since the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989, great strides have been made in the areas of child protection and advocacy. However, the concept of children, and specifically adolescents, as functional and engaged citizens has also emerged. Through the guidance and recognition of adults, children can participate in deliberative democracy as legitimate and competent citizens. This citizenship, like that of adults, can be used to enrich and improve local communities by creating a sense of ownership and fairness. Dr.
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Just Wrong: The Aftermath of Wrongful Convictions
The strength of our criminal justice system depends on its ability to convict the guilty and clear the innocent. But we know that innocent people are sometimes wrongfully convicted and the guilty remain free to victimize others. The consequences of a wrongful conviction are far-reaching for the wrongfully convicted and the survivors and victims of the original crimes.
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"Getting Ready Program": Remaking Prison Life to Prepare Inmates for Reentry
Interview with Dora Schriro, Arizona Department of Corrections
Toward an Approach to Community Corrections for the 21st Century: Consensus Document
Erroneous Convictions in Criminal Justice - Interview With Dr. Jon Gould
What Could Happen When Prosecutors Don't Follow the Rules - Recorded Seminar at the NIJ 2015 Impression, Pattern and Trace Evidence Symposium
Five Things About Deterrence
Wrongful Convictions: Causes, Prevention, Impact and Outlook for Corrections
Predicting Erroneous Convictions
Deterrence and the Death Penalty
Erroneous Convictions in Criminal Justice
Interview with Jon Gould, Ph.D., Director of the Washington Institute for Public and International Affairs Research, American University.
Dr. Gould discusses:
- Bottom line findings from the study "Predicting Erroneous Convictions: A Social Science Approach to Miscarriages of Justice"
- Ten statistically significant factors related to wrongful convictions
- The role of systemic error and tunnel vision
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