Gender and Violence Risk Assessment in Prisons
Date Published
Unknown
Crime risk factors
Importance of Risk Assessments to Positive Outcomes for Youth - Juvenile Justice Research Spotlight
Date Published
May 2020
Publication Type
Program/Project Description,
Interview,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ
Evaluating the Impact of Probation and Parole Home Visits
Date Published
December 2018
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
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
Pathways Between Child Maltreatment and Adult Criminal Involvement
Date Published
October 2017
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Summary),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored)
Agencies
NIJ
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.
The First Step Act of 2018: Risk and Needs Assessment System
Date Published
July 2019
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description,
Legislation/Policy Description
Agencies
NIJ
Person or Place? A Contextual, Event History Analysis of Homicide Victimization Risk
Date Published
May 2019
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Integrated Healthcare and Criminal Justice Data: Viewing the Intersection of Public Safety, Public Health, and Public Policy through a New Lens
Date Published
April 2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Issue Overview
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Innovative Research Partnerships: Building a Risk Assessment Tool for the N.H. Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services
Date Published
January 2012
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Instructional Material (Programmed),
Case Study
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Improving the Accuracy and Fairness of Pretrial Release Decisions: A Multi-Site Study of Risk Assessments Implemented in Four Counties
2018-R2-CX-0023
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2018
$77,768
NIJ's Sentinel Events Initiative: Looking Back to Look Forward
Date Published
November 2013
Series
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ
Probation Officer Use of Client-centered Communication Strategies in Adult Probation Settings
Date Published
January 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Evaluation of the Implementation of the Sex Offender Treatment Intervention and Progress Scale (SOTIPS)
Date Published
May 2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
The Importance of Diversity and Inclusion in the Forensic Sciences
Exploring Elder Financial Exploitation Victimization: Identifying Unique Risk Profiles and Factors To Enhance Detection, Prevention and Intervention
Date Published
March 2017
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Grants and Funding
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
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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Second Chance Act Adult Offender Reentry Demonstration Projects, Evidence-Based Practices: Screening and Assessment
Date Published
December 2016
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program Description (Demonstrative)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Live Fast, Die Young: Anticipated Early Death and Adolescent Violence and Gang Involvement
Date Published
January 2016
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Intra-Metropolitan Crime Patterning and Prediction, Final Report
Date Published
July 2014
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Intra-Metropolitan Crime Patterning and Prediction, Executive Summary
Date Published
July 2014
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Summary),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Changing Lives: Prevention and Intervention to Reduce Serious Offending
Date Published
August 2014
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
OJJDP,
NIJ