Criminal justice research
Victimization and Fear of Crime among Arab Americans in Metro-Detroit
NIJ Research Review, Volume 5, Issue 2
Applied Research and Development of a Three-dimensional Topography System for Imaging and Analysis of Striated and Impressed Tool Marks for Firearm Identification using GelSight
Practitioner Centric Video Analytics
Predicting Criminal Behavior Among Authorized Purchasers of Handguns
Identification and Separation of Same Gender Mixtures of Various Cell Types Using Interphase FISH Techniques and Laser Microdissection
Identification and Separation of Evidence Mixtures Using SNP-Based FISH Techniques and Laser Microdissection
Erroneous Convictions in Criminal Justice
Interview with Jon Gould, Ph.D., Director of the Washington Institute for Public and International Affairs Research, American University.
Dr. Gould discusses:
- Bottom line findings from the study "Predicting Erroneous Convictions: A Social Science Approach to Miscarriages of Justice"
- Ten statistically significant factors related to wrongful convictions
- The role of systemic error and tunnel vision
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Measuring the Effect of Defense Counsel on Homicide Case Outcomes, Executive Summary
Expanding the Scope of Research on Recent Crime Trends
Support for the Committee on Law and Justice
Expanding Use of the Social Reactions Questionnaire among Diverse Women
The Role of Indigent Defense for Defendants with Mental Health Disorders
Causes of Injuries & Deaths Associated with Law Enforcement Officer Line-of-Duty Vehicular Accidents
Characterization of Weapons Used in Stab/Slash Attacks
The Analysis of Trace Forensic Evidence Using Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry: Differentiating Fibers
In Brief: Expanding Research by Sharing Data
TECHBeat, Spring 2011
Game Change: How Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships Are Redefining How We Study Crime
Opening Plenary Panel
When researchers and practitioners work side by side, they can maximize their problem-solving abilities. The research partner can focus on the data and the science; the practitioner can focus on interpreting the findings and applying them in the field. In the plenary panel, panelists described the benefits, challenges and pitfalls of researcher-practitioner partnerships with a focus on the financial benefits to the practitioner.
Moderator: John H. Laub, Director, National Institute of Justice
Panelists:
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Toward a Better Way to Interview Child Victims of Sexual Abuse
Strengthening NIJ: Mission, Science and Process
NIJ endorses the basic principles laid out in the National Research Council's evaluation of the Institute and has already started to implement policies and procedures that address many of the recommendations.