Improving Strategies for Investigating & Prosecuting Hate Crimes: A National Yet Local Approach
15PNIJ-22-GG-01000-RESS
Awarded, but not yet accepted
Funding First Awarded
2022
$994,787
Development
Research and Development Using High-level Quantum Chemistry Calculations for the Creation of a Rapid Field Test for the Identification and Differentiation of Hemp and Marijuana
15PNIJ-22-GG-04423-SLFO
Awarded, but not yet accepted
Funding First Awarded
2022
$604,176
2022 NIJ Forensic Science Graduate Research Symposium
Event Dates
–
Eastern
Location
online
Event Type
Symposium
Registration Status
Forthcoming
A New Vision for NIJ with Director Nancy La Vigne
September 2022
NIJ Director Dr. Nancy La Vigne shares how her extensive experience in criminal justice research shapes her vision for NIJ under her tenure. Beth Pearsall, Managing Editor of the NIJ Journal, hosts the conversation.
How Do “Credible Messenger” Mentors Promote Youth Development? A Retrospective, Longitudinal Study in Atlanta, Birmingham, and Houston
15PNIJ-22-GG-01423-MENT
Awarded, but not yet accepted
Funding First Awarded
2022
$651,522
What's Possible with Rapid DNA Technology
Date Published
August 2022
Agencies
NIJ
What’s Possible with Rapid DNA Technology?
August 2022
Series
NIJ scientist Tracey Johnson joins science writer Sarah Michaud in this episode. They discuss Rapid DNA technology, and Tracey explains the complexities of this technology – its pitfalls and its possibilities.
Reading and Resources from NIJ:
Funding Support for the Operations of the Committee on Law and Justice of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
15PNIJ-22-GK-00032-NIJB
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$250,000
Tribal Crime, Justice, and Safety (Part 2)
July 2022
Series
Stacy Lee Reynolds and Christine (Tina) Crossland continue their discussion of tribal crime, justice, and safety, including how Native American persons experience crime victimization at higher rates than non-Native people and the jurisdictional complexities in responding to tribal crime, justice, and safety. Read the transcript.
Listen to the first half of Stacy and Tina’s discussion.
What Constitutes Success? Evaluating Legal Services for Victims of Crime, A Formative Evaluation, Webinar, 2021
Date Published
September 2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
A Landscape Study Examining Technologies and Automation for Differential Extraction and Sperm Separation for Sexual Assault Investigations
Date Published
May 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Research at the College of Police and Security Studies Ljubljana, Slovenia 1996-2001: Book of Research Abstracts
Date Published
October 2002
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Resource Guide to Law Enforcement, Corrections, and Forensic Technologies
Date Published
May 2001
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance)
Agencies
NIJ,
COPS
The Evidence We Leave Behind (Part One)
Date Published
May 2022
Agencies
NIJ
Conference Proceedings: 2022 National Institute of Justice Forensic Science Research and Development Symposium
Date Published
May 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Thermal runaway behavior of nickel-manganese-cobalt 18650 lithium-ion cells induced by internal and external heating failures
Date Published
May 2022
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
The Psychometric Properties of the Measure of Adolescent Relationship Harassment and Abuse (MARSHA) With a Nationally Representative Sample of U.S. Youth
Date Published
May 2022
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Learning from Doing Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Second Chance Act Grant Program
April 2022
Reauthorized in 2018, the Second Chance Act (SCA) aims to reduce recidivism and improve outcomes for people returning from state and federal prisons, local jails, and juvenile facilities through the provision of federal grants. During this panel, National Institute of Justice-funded researchers will detail two ongoing evaluations of the SCA grant program:
- An evaluation of the effectiveness of the SCA grant program per Title V of the First Step Act.
- A longitudinal examination of the long-term impacts of the SCA program.
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The Hidden Costs of Reentry: Understanding the Barriers to Removing a Criminal Record
May 2022
NIJ hosted a webinar to discuss under-researched aspects of reentry: expungement of criminal records and the impact of those records. This webinar includes a presentation of ongoing research projects examining the impact of legal aid for expungement and past research projects studying the accuracy and permanency of criminal records and the prevalence of collateral consequences of conviction. A Q&A session will conclude this webinar.
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Forensic Technology Center of Excellence's Annual Metrics Report and Infographics
Date Published
April 2022
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
The Researcher’s Role in Technology Transition
Date Published
January 2020
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
2019 National Institute of Justice Forensic Science Research and Development Symposium
Date Published
February 2019
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Strengthening the Medical Examiner–Coroner System Through NIJ-funded Programs: 2018 Medicolegal Death Investigation Stakeholders’ Meeting
Date Published
September 2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Conference Proceedings: 2018 Impression Pattern and Trace Evidence Symposium
Date Published
May 2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Conference Proceedings: 2018 Research and Development Symposium
Date Published
April 2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored