Courts
The Hidden Costs of Reentry: Understanding the Barriers to Removing a Criminal Record
NIJ hosted a webinar to discuss under-researched aspects of reentry: expungement of criminal records and the impact of those records. This webinar includes a presentation of ongoing research projects examining the impact of legal aid for expungement and past research projects studying the accuracy and permanency of criminal records and the prevalence of collateral consequences of conviction. A Q&A session will conclude this webinar.
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Patterns of Juvenile Court Referrals of Youth Born in 2000
Guidelines for the Use of Terrestrial LiDAR Scanners in Criminal Justice
Criminal Protection Orders Among Women Victims of Intimate Partner Violence: Women's Experiences of Court Decisions, Processes, and Their Willingness to Engage With the System in the Future
Effectiveness of Drug Treatment Courts: Evidence From A Randomized Trial
Digital Evidence in Criminal Cases Before the U.S. Courts of Appeal: Trends and Issues for Consideration
Assessment of the Felony Case Process in Cook County, Illinois and its Impact on Jail Crowding
Battered Immigrant Women in the United States and Protection Orders: An Exploratory Research
Community Court to Early Decision Court Revised Program Plan
NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice: Diversion and Restorative Justice
With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for rigorous research and evaluation projects examining the impact of court tools, practices, and policies on the administration of justice and public safety in state, local, and tribal jurisdictions. The two research priorities for this FY2022 solicitation are:
- Research and evaluation projects examining the impact on the administration of justice and public safety of diversion programs that promote alternatives...
Differential prediction and disparate impact of pretrial risk assessments in practice: a multi-site evaluation
Informing the Use of GPS Monitoring in Pretrial Probationary Supervision: A Process and Impact Assessment
Desistance From Crime: Implications for Research, Policy, and Practice
Most scholars would agree that desistance from crime – the process of ceasing engagement in criminal activities – is normative. However, there is variability in the literature regarding the definition and measurement of desistance, the signals of desistance, the age at which desistance begins, and the underlying mechanisms that lead to desistance. Even with considerable advances in the theoretical understanding of desistance from crime, there remain critical gaps between research and the application of that research to practice.
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