What should Prosecutors know about Stalking?
Date Published
July 2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Conviction rates
Influence of Forensic Evidence on the Case Outcomes of Homicide Incidents
Date Published
November 2010
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Societal Cost of the Exclusionary Rule: An Empirical Assessment
Date Published
1983
Publication Type
Survey
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Putting the Fire Out in Utica
Date Published
1998
Publication Type
Program Description (Model)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Police-Prosecutor Drug Enforcement Teams: Innovations in Three Jurisdictions
Date Published
1990
Publication Type
Program Description (Demonstrative)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Evaluation of Day Reporting Centers for Parolees Outcomes of a Randomized Trial
Date Published
July 2013
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Evaluating Nevada's Anti-Gang Legislation and Gang Prosecution Units
Date Published
1997
Publication Type
Legislation/Policy Analysis
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Assaults in Domestic Violence Incidents Reported to Alaska State Troopers
Date Published
2008
Publication Type
Statistics
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Specialized Felony Domestic Violence Courts: Lessons on Implementation and Impacts From the Kings County Experience (From Violence Against Women and Family Violence: Developments in Research, Practice, and Policy, 2004, Bonnie Fisher, ed. -- See NCJ-199701)
Date Published
2004
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Increasing Convictions in Domestic Violence Cases: A Field Test in Milwaukee
Date Published
2001
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Labeling Automobile Parts to Combat Thefts
Date Published
April 2000
Publication Type
Legislation/Policy Analysis
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Wrongful Convictions: The Latest Scientific Research & Implications for Law Enforcement
March 2013
Series
What does science tell us about case factors that can lead to a wrongful conviction? Dr. Jon Gould of American University will discuss the findings of the first large-scale empirical study that has identified ten statistically significant factors that distinguish a wrongful conviction from a "near miss." (A "near miss" is a case in which an innocent defendant was acquitted or had charges dismissed before trial). Following Dr. Gould's presentation, Mr. John R.
Review the YouTube Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy
NIJ Journal Issue No. 264
Date Published
November 2009
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ
"Sentinel Event" Review in the Criminal Justice System
January 2014
Listen to James Doyle discuss the basics of a "sentinel event" review in the criminal justice system. This learning-from-error approach borrows from principles that medicine, aviation and other high-risk enterprises have successfully used. Former NIJ Fellow Doyle offers the basics to understand this innovative idea that takes a system-wide perspective of error, bringing all stakeholders together in a non-blaming, forward-looking way after a bad outcome, such as a wrongful conviction, occurs.
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.
An Examination of Justice Reinvestment and Its Impact on Two States
June 2010
Funded in part by the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the Pew Center on the States, the justice reinvestment project is a data-driven strategy aimed at policymakers to "reduce spending on corrections, increase public safety and improve conditions in the neighborhoods to which most people released from prison return." Representatives from two states where the justice reinvestment strategy is currently being implemented will discuss how it is being used to reduce the rate of incarceration and how states can reinvest in local communities.
Chemical Discrimination of Lubricant Marketing Types Using Direct Analysis in Real Time Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry
Date Published
January 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Evaluating the Effect of Holistic Indigent Defense on Criminal Justice Outcomes
Date Published
December 2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
An Innovative Response to an Intractable Problem -- Using Village Public Safety Officers To Enhance the Criminal Justice Response to Violence Committed Against Alaska Native and American Indian Women in Alaska's Tribal Communities
Date Published
June 2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) Functioning and Effectiveness: Findings From the National SART Project
Date Published
May 2015
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Estimating the Prevalence of Wrongful Convictions
Date Published
May 2017
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
#WhyIStayed: A Study of IPV Victim Recantation and Non-Cooperation in the Criminal Justice System
2017-VA-CX-0034
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$406,079
Beyond the Prison Bubble
Date Published
October 2011
Series
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ
Achieving Justice in Wisconsin''s Hispanic Community: Post-conviction DNA testing for the Hispanic community
2015-DY-BX-K006
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2015
$633,170