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NIJ FY23 National Study Examining Interpersonal Violence Experienced By Young Adults

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With this solicitation, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) seeks proposals for a nationally representative, longitudinal study examining long-term trajectories of risk for, experiences with, and recovery after experiencing interpersonal violence (IV, victimization and perpetration) among young adults who do and do not attend college. NIJ is interested in a range of IV committed by partners, family members, acquaintances, and strangers, including nonconsensual sexual contact...

NIJ Director La Vigne Outlines NIJ’s Priorities at the American Society of Criminology’s 2022 Annual Meeting

Director La Vigne participated in the Presidential Panel "Data and Research Priorities in Federal Agencies: Visions for the Future."

NIJ Director La Vigne at Lectern
NIJ Director La Vigne speaks at ASC 2022

The vital scientific research supporting the nation’s justice system is most impactful when researchers team up with practitioners and community members and take steps to ensure that research findings lead to changes in practice on the ground.

That was the message of Nancy G. La Vigne, Ph.D., director...