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Criminal investigation

Digging the Connections

Date Published
October 2006
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Description

Taking the Byte Out

Date Published
2002
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Report (Technical)

Cold Case Training

Date Published
October 2009
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Training

Juvenile Arrests, 2018

Date Published
June 2020
Agencies
NIJ, OJJDP
Publication Type
Youth-Oriented Material, Statistics, Report (Annual/Periodic)

Advances in Investigative Techniques: Drug Monitoring Programs

March 2020

Lieutenant Piotrowski, New Jersey State Police, discusses drug monitoring programs. With this program, his agency collects multiple drug-related data sets to ultimately have an impact on mitigating the impact of drugs in his community. Topics include the benefits of implementing a drug monitoring program, some of the outcomes of the program, and how federal funding can help an agency start such a program.

Lieutenant Piotrowski participated in an NIJ Day panel at the 2019 International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference and Expo.

Notes From the Field

Those working in the criminal justice system should always use research and evidence to inform their policies, practices, and work. However, leaders often need to make decisions based on limited information and under unpredictable or even volatile circumstances. Sometimes there simply isn’t research available yet to help inform decisions on emerging issues.

Notes From the Field is not a research-based publication. Instead, it presents lessons...