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Low Prosecution Rates in Sexual Assault Cases: Can We Make Sustainable Improvements?

April 2023

Series

2023 Sexual Assault Awareness Month Webinar Series: Novel Research on Sexual Assault

Dr. Julie L. Valentine provides background information on the challenges in tracking prosecution outcomes in sexual assault cases of adult victims. Research utilizing the National Institute of Justice Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Practitioner Toolkit in two Utah counties is presented. Variables predicting prosecution are be explored. Participants are invited to consider societal, structural, and legislative barriers to prosecution of adult sexual assault cases faced in their jurisdiction to encourage multidisciplinary collaboration.

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Coroner Training: Legal Aspects of Death Investigation Including Courtroom Testimony

Event Dates

January 1, 2024

Location

Online

Event Type

Course

Registration Status

Open

Series

Coroner Training Lecture Series

Drivers of Criminal Legal System Processes for Physician Fraudsters in Federal Court

NCJ Number

310666

Journal

Deviant Behavior

Date Published

August 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Searching for Legal Domination: An Applied Multimedia-based Empirical Analysis of Juror Decision-making

NCJ Number

310623

Date Published

2000

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Thesis/Dissertation

PDF

The competence-related abilities of juveniles prosecuted in criminal court

NCJ Number

310622

Date Published

1999

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Thesis/Dissertation

PDF

The Color of Risk: Unpacking the Implications of Actuarial Risk Prediction at Sentencing

NCJ Number

310608

Date Published

2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Thesis/Dissertation

PDF

Discovering sentences for argumentation about the meaning of statutory terms

NCJ Number

310605

Date Published

July 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Thesis/Dissertation

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The Only Thing Constant is Change: A Longitudinal Analysis of Race, Gender, and District-Level Effects in Federal Sentencing, 1998 - 2016

NCJ Number

310325

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Thesis/Dissertation

HTML

A postconviction mentality

NCJ Number

310598

Date Published

2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Thesis/Dissertation

HTML | PDF

Habeas Litigation in U.S. District Courts: An Empirical Study of Habeas Corpus Cases Filed by State Prisoners Under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, Final Technical Report

NCJ Number

310586

Date Published

2007

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

PDF

Pretrial Policy Change and Place: Evaluating the Impacts of Bail Reform in Maryland

NCJ Number

310574

Date Published

2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation, Legislation/Policy Analysis, Thesis/Dissertation

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National Study of Family Treatment Court Best Practices, Outcomes, and Costs

NCJ Number

310067

Date Published

2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

PDF

An Examination of Charge Reduction and Conviction in Sexual Assault Cases: A Focal Concerns Analysis

NCJ Number

310562

Journal

Victims & Offenders

Date Published

July 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

HTML

IMPACTING CRIMINAL JUSTICE THROUGH RESEARCH

NCJ Number

40475

Journal

University of Cincinnati Law Review

Date Published

1976

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Publisher Site

Assessing the Impact of Dade County's Felony Drug Court, Final Report

NCJ Number

144524

Date Published

1993

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

PDF

Assessing the Impact of Dade County's Felony Drug Court: Executive Summary

NCJ Number

147999

Date Published

1993

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

PDF

Prosecutorial Response to Heavy Drug Caseloads: Comprehensive Problem-Reduction Strategies

NCJ Number

145745

Date Published

1993

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

PDF

Forensic Use of Hypnosis

NCJ Number

96336

Date Published

1984

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

PDF

Environmental Crime Prosecution: A Comprehensive Analysis of District Attorneys' Efforts in This Emerging Area of Criminal Enforcement

NCJ Number

150043

Date Published

1993

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Survey

PDF

Drug Offenders and the Courts: Case Studies of Three Courts, Summary Report

NCJ Number

156852

Date Published

1994

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Survey

PDF

Evaluating Intensive Supervision Probation/Parole: Results of a Nationwide Experiment

NCJ Number

141637

Date Published

1993

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

PDF

Expedited Drug Case Management Programs: Issues for Program Development, Executive Summary

NCJ Number

136879

Date Published

1992

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

PDF

Expedited Drug Case Management Programs: Issues for Program Development

NCJ Number

137393

Date Published

1992

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

PDF

Indianapolis Domestic Violence Prosecution Experiment, Final Report

NCJ Number

157870

Date Published

1993

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Legislation/Policy Analysis

PDF

Managing the Criminal Appeals Process: Three Alternative Approaches

NCJ Number

109202

Date Published

1987

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

PDF

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