Promising Practices from Law Enforcement’s COVID-19 Response: Protecting the Public
Date Published
2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Criminal justice systems
School Safety Considerations for Distinct Student Populations - Breakout Session, NIJ Virtual Conference on School Safety
February 2021
On February 16-18, 2021, the National Institute of Justice hosted the Virtual Conference on School Safety: Bridging Research to Practice to Safeguard Our Schools. This video includes the following presentations:
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Drug-Impaired Driving: NIJ-Sponsored Panel Points to Priority Needs for Addressing Complex Enforcement Challenges
Date Published
April 2021
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ
National Institute of Justice 2018 Annual Report
Date Published
February 2021
Agencies
NIJ
Recidivism Forecasting Challenge
Learn about the winners and challenge results -
- A Synthesis of the 2021 NIJ Forecasting Challenge Winning Reports: published in January 2024, this paper aims to add to the knowledge of risk assessment creation by synthesizing the 25 winning, nonstudent papers.
- NIJ 2021 Forecasting Challenge: Filtering Winners by Year, Variables, and Methods: a dashboard below allows you to filter down the winning submissions...
Review and Revalidation of the First Step Act Risk Assessment Tool
GS-00F-219CA DJO-NIJ-16-G-0127 FSA2
Open
Funding First Awarded
2020
$48,100
Instilling a Culture of Continuous Learning from Criminal Justice Systems Errors: A Multi-Stakeholder Sentinel Event Review Process in Philadelphia
Date Published
2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Report of the Philadelphia Event Review Team: Commonwealth v. George Cortez
Date Published
April 2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Artificial Intelligence Applications in Law Enforcement: An Overview of Artificial Intelligence Applications and Considerations for State and Local Law Enforcement
Date Published
August 2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Artificial Intelligence in the Criminal Justice System: Demystifying Artificial Intelligence, its Applications, and Potential Risks
Date Published
August 2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Advancing Understanding, and Informing Prevention of Public Mass Shootings: Findings from NIJ Funded Studies, Part 2
November 2020
In recent years, NIJ invested in several research projects to advance understanding and inform prevention of public mass shootings.
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Improving Evidence Management: Best Practices for Handling, Preservation, Retention, and Tracking
DJO-NIJ-17-RO-0175-1
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$207,700
Advancing Understanding, and Informing Prevention of Public Mass Shootings: Findings from NIJ Funded Studies, Part 1
Date Published
December 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Study/Research),
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ
Chemical Foundations of a Cannabis Breathalyzer
DJO-NIJ-19-RO-0008
Open
Funding First Awarded
2019
$481,103
Advancing Understanding, and Informing Prevention of Public Mass Shootings: Findings from NIJ Funded Studies, Part 1
November 2020
In recent years, NIJ invested in several research projects to advance understanding and inform prevention of public mass shootings.
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Expanding Research to Examine the Impacts of Forensic Science on the Criminal Justice System
Date Published
December 2020
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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Expanding Social Science Research to Examine the Impacts of Forensic Science on the Criminal Justice System
Event Dates
–
Eastern
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Not Required
An Assessment of Probabilistic Approaches to mtDNA Mixture Interpretation
2020-DQ-BX-0004
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2020
$205,963
Body mass estimation using bone micro- and macro-structure: a practical approach using CT imaging and computer analysis
2020-R2-CX-0048
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2020
$683,542
Evaluation of Digital Evidence Processing Efficiencies in Publicly Funded Crime Laboratories
2020-DQ-BX-0016
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2020
$348,052
A Black Box Study of the Accuracy and Reproducibility of Tire Evidence Examiners' Conclusions
2020-DQ-BX-0026
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2020
$720,610
Comprehensive Assessment of Novel Reference Materials and Analytical Methods for the Analysis and Interpretation of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot Residues
2020-DQ-BX-0010
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2020
$476,517