Black/African Americans
Democratizing investigative genetic genealogy
Can Science Enhance Equity? Findings and Implications From a Study To Detect Bruising on Victims with Dark Skin Pigmentation
This plenary panel from the 2023 NIJ Research Conference features fascinating research on a methodology to improve the detection and documentation of bruises on victims of violence who have dark skin pigmentation. This study highlights the intersection between science, justice, and racial equity, featuring practitioner and victims’ advocacy perspectives. The discussion describes the research and its findings and explore strategies to ensure that this particular evidence-based methodology can be widely implemented by nurse practitioners in the field.
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Human hair shaft proteomic profiling: individual differences, site specificity and cuticle analysis
Cardiac Channelopathy Testing in 274 Ethnically Diverse Sudden Unexplained Deaths
Understanding the Violent Victimization Experiences of Young Men of Color
A School-Based Expressive Writing Intervention for At-Risk Urban Adolescents' Aggressive Behavior and Emotional Lability
Effects of a Universal Classroom Behavior Management Program in First and Second Grades on Young Adult Behavioral, Psychiatric, and Social Outcomes
Randomized Trial of Family Therapy Versus Nonfamily Treatment for Adolescent Behavior Problems in Usual Care
Enhancing the Effectiveness of Juvenile Drug Courts by Integrating Evidence-Based Practices
Race, ethnicity, psychological factors, and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy during the COVID-19 pandemic
Does racial discrimination matter: explaining perceived police bias across four racial/ethnic groups
Directors of Justice Department Science and Research Offices Talk Reentry
Director of the National Institute of Justice Nancy La Vigne, Ph.D., and Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics Alex Piquero, Ph.D., discuss important topics, programs and initiatives related to reentry and recidivism.
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Enhancing resolution and statistical power by utilizing mass spectrometry for detection of SNPs within the short tandem repeats
Assessing sequence variation and genetic diversity of currently untapped Y-STR loci
Gender-Based Violence and the Latinx Community
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Gender-Based Violence and American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
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Examining Walking-Waiting Sexual Assaults from Previously Untested Sexual Assault Kits: The Intersection of Stranger and Outdoor Sexual Assaults
Social Media and Domestic Radicalization
Social media has become a potent tool for spreading extremist beliefs and promoting violent extremism. NIJ Social Science analyst Aisha Javed Qureshi joins writer-editor Paul Haskins for a conversation about how scientific research is helping law enforcement and other agencies understand and address this growing concern.