Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Police Fatigue Risk-Management Strategy for the Seattle Police Department
2019-R2-CX-0022
Open
Funding First Awarded
2019
$668,696
Crime risk factors
Solutions in Corrections: Using Evidence-based Knowledge
May 2010
Series
Professor Ed Latessa describes how his team and he assessed more than 550 programs and saw the best and the worst. Professor Latessa shared his lessons learned and examples of states that are trying to use evidence-based knowledge to improve correctional programs.
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Building Trust Inside and Out The Challenge of Legitimacy Facing Police Leaders
February 2014
Series
In the face of budget cuts, changing workforce demands, new varieties of crime and new technologies, how should police executives manage officers and other personnel and still ensure that organizational goals are being met?
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Discussing the Future of Justice-Involved Young Adults
September 2015
New science in brain development is transforming young adult involvement with the justice system. On Tuesday, September 8, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Assistant Attorney General Karol Mason, and experts from NIJ and the Harvard Kennedy School Program in Criminal Justice who serve on the Executive Session on Community Corrections discussed the future of justice-involved young adults.
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An Examination of Justice Reinvestment and Its Impact on Two States
June 2010
Funded in part by the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the Pew Center on the States, the justice reinvestment project is a data-driven strategy aimed at policymakers to "reduce spending on corrections, increase public safety and improve conditions in the neighborhoods to which most people released from prison return." Representatives from two states where the justice reinvestment strategy is currently being implemented will discuss how it is being used to reduce the rate of incarceration and how states can reinvest in local communities.
Improving the Accuracy and Fairness of Pretrial Release Decisions: A Multi-Site Study of Risk Assessments Implemented in Four Counties
2018-R2-CX-0023
Open
Funding First Awarded
2018
$77,768
Probation Officer Use of Client-centered Communication Strategies in Adult Probation Settings
Date Published
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
The Importance of Diversity and Inclusion in the Forensic Sciences
Police Officer Crimes and Police Integrity
February 2017
Dr. Philip Stinson, Bowling Green State University, discusses the findings of his research on crimes committed by police officers.
However, in some cases, at times due to the stressors of the job and frequent exposure to trauma and violence, officers engage in misconduct or criminal behavior. The National Institute of Justice understands what’s at stake for public safety and officer wellness when we ignore warning signs of officers struggling with occupational hazards and other psychological hardships.
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Live Fast, Die Young: Anticipated Early Death and Adolescent Violence and Gang Involvement
Date Published
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Development and Validation of a Screening Protocol to Identify Elder Abuse in United States Emergency Departments
2015-IJ-CX-0022
Open
Funding First Awarded
2015
$968,933
A Different Method of Predicting Risk: Unpacking the Potential of a Statewide Sentencing Risk Assessment
2015-IJ-CX-0002
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2015
$32,000
Sex Offender Management and Risk Assessment
NIJ's Sentinel Events Initiative: Looking Back to Look Forward
A Tale of Four Cities: Improving Our Understanding of Gun Violence
2013-R2-CX-0015
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2013
$249,957
Person or Place? A Contextual, Event-History Analysis of Homicide Victimization Risk
2013-R2-CX-0007
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2013
$161,551
Enhancing the Research Partnership between the Albany Police Department and the John Finn Institute for Public Safety
2013-MU-CX-0012
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2013
$449,133
Sentinel Event Initiative: Proceedings from an Expert Roundtable
Date Published
Agencies
NIJ
Predicting Intimate Partner Violence for At-Risk Young Adults and Their Romantic Partners.
2013-VA-CX-0007
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2013
$406,257
NIJ FY 13 Desistance From Crime Over the Life Course
Closing Date
NIJ seeks proposals to conduct research that enhances knowledge of the process of desistance from crime. Applicants are encouraged to submit proposals for bold, innovative approaches to enhancing understanding of the processes underlying desistance from crime.
Multi-State Recidivism Study Using Static-99R and Static-2002 Risk Scores and Tier Guidelines From the Adam Walsh Act
Date Published
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Identifying Risky Places for Street Robberies
2012-IJ-CX-0005
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2012
$25,000
Situational Factors and the Victim-Offender Overlap
2012-R2-CX-0012
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2012
$426,181
The Economist's Guide to Crime Busting
NIJ FY 12 Desistance From Crime Over the Life Course
Closing Date
NIJ seeks proposals to conduct research that enhances our knowledge of the process of desistance from crime. Applicants are encouraged to submit proposals that demonstrate bold, innovative approaches to expanding our understanding of the processes underlying desistance from crime.