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How Much Difference Does the Lawyer Make? The Effect of Defense Counsel on Murder Case Outcomes

Date Published

December 2011

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Efficiency, Timeliness, and Quality: A New Perspective From Nine State Criminal Trial Courts (Full Report)

Date Published

1999

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ

The Trouble with Harman and Lorandos’ Parental Alienation Allegations in Family Court Study

Date Published

November 2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Sentence Boundary Detection in Adjudicatory Decisions in the United States

Date Published

2017

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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NIJ-Sponsored

NIJ Multisite Impact and Cost-Efficiency Evaluation of Veterans Treatment Courts, Fiscal Year 2022

November 2021

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Prosecutor Priorities, Challenges, and Solutions

Date Published

2019

Series

NIJ Identifying the Highest Priority Criminal Justice Needs

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Community Court Grows in Brooklyn: A Comprehensive Evaluation of the Red Hook Community Justice Center, Final Report

Date Published

November 2013

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

NIJ’s Courts Research: Examining Alternatives to Incarceration for Veterans and Other Policy Innovation

Date Published

November 2021

Series

NIJ Journal

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ

Expanding Research to Examine the Impacts of Forensic Science on the Criminal Justice System

December 2020

In 2004, the National Institute of Justice created the social science research on forensic sciences (SSRFS) research program to explore the impact of forensic sciences on the criminal justice system and the administration of justice. Much of the early research from the SSRFS program focused on DNA processing and the use of DNA in investigations and prosecutions.

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Timing of Justice in Felony Trial Courts

Date Published

1987

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Everyday Hassles: Barriers to Recovery in Drug Court

Date Published

2001

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Diversion of Felony Arrests - An Experiment in Pretrial Intervention - An Evaluation of the Court Employment Project - Summary Report

Date Published

1981

Agencies

NIJ

Priority Prosecution of the Serious Habitual Juvenile Offender: Roadblocks to Early Warning, Early Intervention, and Maximum Effectiveness -- The Philadelphia Study

Date Published

1996

Publication Type

Survey

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Women and Addiction: Challenges for Drug Court Practitioners

Date Published

2002

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

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NIJ-Sponsored

Specialized Domestic Violence Court in South Carolina: An Example of Procedural Justice for Victims and Defendants

Date Published

June 2007

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

A Systematic Review of Teen Court Evaluation Studies: A Focus on Evaluation Design Characteristics and Program Components and Processes

Date Published

December 2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Decade of Drug Treatment Court Research

Date Published

October 2002

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Role of Drug and Alcohol Abuse in Domestic Violence and Its Treatment: Dade County's Domestic Violence Court Experiment; Final Report

Date Published

1996

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Beyond the Gatekeepers: Court Professionals' Self-Reported Attitudes About and Experiences with Misdemeanor Domestic Violence Cases

Date Published

2003

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Selected to Serve: An Analysis of Lifetime Jury Participation

Date Published

March 2012

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Courts Strategic Research Plan 2020-2024

Date Published

April 2020

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Study/Research), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ

Courts Strategic Research Plan, 2020-2024

Prosecutors Look to Research to Help Address Difficult Challenges

Date Published

February 2020

Agencies

NIJ

Problem-Solving Courts: Fighting Crime by Treating the Offender

Date Published

September 2019

Series

NIJ Journal

Agencies

NIJ

Due Process and the Role of Judges