Situational Role of Firearms in Violent Encounters, Final Report
Date Published
2001
Publication Type
Research (Theoretical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Assault weapons
School Safety Considerations for Distinct Student Populations - Breakout Session, NIJ Virtual Conference on School Safety
February 2021
On February 16-18, 2021, the National Institute of Justice hosted the Virtual Conference on School Safety: Bridging Research to Practice to Safeguard Our Schools. This video includes the following presentations:
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Advancing Understanding, and Informing Prevention of Public Mass Shootings: Findings from NIJ Funded Studies, Part 2
November 2020
In recent years, NIJ invested in several research projects to advance understanding and inform prevention of public mass shootings.
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Advancing Understanding, and Informing Prevention of Public Mass Shootings: Findings from NIJ Funded Studies, Part 1
November 2020
In recent years, NIJ invested in several research projects to advance understanding and inform prevention of public mass shootings.
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Reducing Drug Use in Prisons: Pennsylvania's Approach
Date Published
October 1999
Publication Type
Program Description (Model)
Agencies
NIJ
Impact of the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban on Gun Markets: An Assessment of Short-Term Primary and Secondary Market Effects
Date Published
September 2002
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research),
Legislation/Policy Analysis
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Drugs, Alcohol, and Domestic Violence in Memphis
Date Published
October 1997
Series
Publication Type
Report (Summary)
Agencies
NIJ
Fatal Injuries of Law Enforcement/Correctional Officers Attacked With Sharp-Edged Weapons
Date Published
May 2017
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Impact of the 1994 Federal Assault Weapon Ban on Gun Violence Outcomes: An Assessment of Multiple Outcome Measures and Some Lessons for Policy Evaluation
Date Published
March 2001
Publication Type
Legislation/Policy Analysis
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Homicide in the United States
June 2009
The 2009 NIJ Conference kicked off with a blue-ribbon panel of leaders with expertise in urban issues as they relate to homicide. These experts will discuss promising approaches that have resulted in reduced violence and community empowerment.
Backlogs and Their Impact on the Criminal Justice System
June 2010
Evidence backlogs have been known to be an issue in crime laboratories. A recent study published by NIJ has shown that backlogs of untested evidence are also an issue in law enforcement evidence storage. This panel will discuss the issues and present preliminary findings from a study of the Los Angeles Police Department's and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's experience with clearing out a large backlog of unanalyzed rape kits.
Pathways to Desistance
Date Published
2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
At-School Victimization and Violence Exposure Assessed in a National Household Survey of Children and Youth
Date Published
October 2014
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
FY 2015 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program-Erie County
2015-DN-BX-0095
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2015
$627,535
Characterization of Weapons Used in Stab/Slash Attacks
2011-DE-BX-K003
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2012
$176,814
BCoPD FY2010 Solving Cold Cases With DNA Project
2010-DN-BX-K001
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2010
$185,308
Impact Evaluation of the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act of 1994: Final Report
Date Published
March 1997
Publication Type
Legislation/Policy Analysis
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Impact of the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban: 1994-96, Research in Brief
Date Published
March 1999
Series
Publication Type
Legislation/Policy Analysis
Agencies
NIJ
Weapon-Related Victimization in Selected Inner-City High School Samples
Date Published
1994
Publication Type
Survey
Agencies
NIJ
Evaluation of a Comprehensive Approach to Reducing Gun Violence in Detroit
2004-IJ-CX-0022
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2004
$243,461
Updated Assessment of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban: Impacts on Gun Markets and Gun Violence, 1994-2003
Date Published
June 2004
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research),
Legislation/Policy Analysis
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Reporting Sexual Assault to the Police in Hawaii, July 2000
Date Published
July 2001
Series
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Field Evaluation of the ShotSpotter Gunshot Location System: Final Report on the Redwood City Field Trial
Date Published
1999
Publication Type
Report (Technical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Analysis of Title XI Effects: Supplement to Assault Weapons Ban Evaluation
1998-IJ-CX-0039
Closed
Funding First Awarded
1998
$301,826