Mechanics of Retinal Hemmorhage in Abusive Head Trauma
15PNIJ-23-GG-04211-SLFO
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$604,409
Child abuse
He Will Not Leave Us Alone and I Need the Courts to Help": Defendants' Use of Nonphysical Violence in Domestic Violence Protective Order Cases
Date Published
2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Parsing Through Public Records: When and How is Self-Reported Violence Documented and When Does it Influence Custody Outcomes?
Date Published
2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Breaking the Cycle of Intergenerational Childhood Maltreatment: Effects on Offspring Mental Health
Date Published
2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Development of a Probability Model to Predict Head Injury Risk in Pediatric Falls
Date Published
2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Economic Justice for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
October 2022
Financial abuse is a common strategy used by those who abuse to gain power and control. The first panelist will discuss how intimate partner violence intersects with economic justice. In the second panelist's presentation, intimate partner violence shelter approaches and housing policies will be addressed. The final panelist will discuss the impact of COVID-19 on economic security and survivors’ experiences of economic hardship.
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Defining and Studying Elder Abuse Polyvictimization
January 2023
Series
NIJ Social Science Analyst Yunsoo Park shares her knowledge about elder abuse, a widespread issue in the U.S. and around the world, particularly polyvictimization — the experience of a range of different types of abuse and maltreatment. As much as 11% of community-residing older adults experienced some form of abuse or mistreatment in the past year. Yunsoo discusses risk factors, difficulties in defining and studying elder abuse polyvictimization, and strategies for intervention and prevention. Stacy Lee Reynolds, a Communications Assistant with NIJ, hosts.
An unusual blunt force trauma pattern and mechanism to the cranial vault: Investigation of an atypical infant homicide
Date Published
2022
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Shedding Light on Assault
Date Published
November 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Shedding Light on Assault
November 2022
Series
Senior Science Writer Maya Pilkington is joined by “the Paintball Lady” – Dr. Katherine Scafide. Dr. Scafide shares how her research on detecting bruises and skills as a forensic nurse help pediatric and adult assault and domestic violence victims by providing clear documentation.
NIJ FY22 Research on Monitoring Child Maltreatment in Youth Serving Organizations
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for funding from accredited research universities for a feasibility study on the establishment of a federal system to count and track cases of sexual abuse and other forms of maltreatment in youth serving organizations, which may include but is not limited to substantiated cases.
Exposing School Employee Sexual Abuse and Misconduct: Shedding Light on a Sensitive Issue
Date Published
2019
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Practices and Policies Around Wellness: Insights From the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Network
Date Published
June 2022
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
FY 2021 Report to the Committees on the Judiciary on the Study of Investigative Factors Related to Online Child Exploitation Report
Date Published
August 2022
Agencies
NIJ
The Effect of Impact Angle and Fall Height on Skull Fracture Patterns in Infants
Date Published
2021
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
The Cycle of Violence: Abused and Neglected Girls to Adult Female Offenders
Date Published
2021
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
The role of psychiatric symptoms and environmental vulnerability factors in explaining the relationship between child maltreatment and suicidality: A prospective investigation
Date Published
November 2020
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Translating the Neuroscience of Adverse Childhood Experiences to Inform Policy and Foster Population-Level Resilience
Date Published
2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Predictors of Prosecutorial Decisions in Reports of Child Sexual Abuse
Date Published
January 2022
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Evaluation of Technology-based Advocacy Services (ETA): Technical Report, Executive Summary
Date Published
2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Childhood Maltreatment and Eating Disorders: A Prospective Investigation
Date Published
2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Just Addressing Child Sexual Violence
Date Published
2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Just A Pediatric Viewpoint on At-Home Sexual Assault Kits
Date Published
2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Just the Intersection of At-Home Kits and Healing
Date Published
2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored