Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Gang Membership Prevention
What Is the Role of Public Health in Gang-Membership Prevention?
How Can We Prevent Girls From Joining Gangs?
Changing Course: Preventing Gang Membership - An Overview
What Should Be Done in the Community to Prevent Gang-Joining?
Conclusion: An Invitation From NIJ and CDC to Contribute to Gang-Joining Prevention
Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women: Primary Data Collection
Criminal Justice and Public Health Approaches to Violent Crime: Complementary Perspectives
Protecting our Protectors: Using Science to Improve Officer Safety and Wellness
Each year, 100-200 law enforcement officers die in the line of duty. Last year, 177 lost their lives — a 16-percent increase from 2010. As Attorney General Eric Holder noted, this is a devastating and unacceptable trend. NIJ has developed a robust research portfolio to improve officer safety and wellness and, ultimately, save lives. This panel discussed some of NIJ's most promising work to reduce shooting and traffic-related fatalities — consistently the leading causes of officer line-of-duty deaths — and improve officer wellness, which is inextricably linked with officer safety.
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